A Japanese word that means to have sympathy and compassion towards another person. A universal concept in human interaction that is required for a sustainable society. It is the bedrock of the film.
Kishi Bashi explores how empathy and the lack of it has played key roles in our modern quest for social equality.
Violinist and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to be a minority in America today.
When a media interview links the muslim ban and the immigration crisis at the USA-Mexico border with the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII, Ishibashi goes on a journey to learn about this history and its relevance. Along the way, he improvises and writes music in an effort to better understand his own identity as a bi-cultural American. Using never before seen archival footage from the camps, mixed with breathtaking visual storytelling, Kaoru weaves a story using history, music and current events to create a portrait of America from the perspective of someone caught between two worlds.
Omoiyari is Kishi Bashi’s fourth album following the acclaimed 151a (2012), Lighght (2014), and Sonderlust (2016), which have garnered serious acclaim from outlets including NPR Music, The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, and his most important yet. Many of the songs were initially inspired by history and oppression,
and he deftly weaves tales of love, loss, and wanting to connect listeners to the past. Channeling the hard-learned lessons of history, Omoiyari is an uncompromising musical statement on the turbulent sociopolitical atmosphere of present-day America. The album
was released May 31st, available on all online platforms and you can purchase Vinyl/CD HERE. To read the NY Times article click HERE!
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Isao Ishibashi - Pamela Smith - Nathaniel Graf - Tony Verderosa - Rich Siegel - Ginger Plaster - Casey Roy - Ann Meeker-O’Connell
Izzet Safer - Jesse Endo Rendleman - Akiko Endo Rendleman - Matthew Keogh - Isabella Cass - Mary Lundregan - Layla Korey
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Kate Madara - Stewart Parker - Skylar Sokol - Adam Goldberg - Benjamin Wrench - Sarah Wrench - Uta Heil - Paul Stanzi - Lisa Stanzi
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Joseph Morgan - Rita Larkin - Nikki Moore - Taylor Handleton - Sarah Bonsall - Antje Boijens - Deborah Craddock-Bell - Jordan Brunsma
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Sean Murphy - Amanda Ong - Anqi Chen - Aimee Pond - Linda Wing - Blake Snyder - Jayme Gualtier - Benjamin L Thompson
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Tara Verma - Joseph Devoto - Christian Burk - Brendan Gallagher - Drake Boling - Melissa Mangini - Sofia Miranda - Marianne Ciaudo
Lee Ann Glowzenski - Heather Kelly - Jack Baldwin - Nathaniel T Grant - Mary Urashima - Erick Dowell - Apryl Blakeney - Brooke Losey
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Julie Dery - Alicia Meadows - Alice Li - Kevin Wessels - Emily Nurminen - Jessi Taylor - Zachary Strudler - Melissa Haghighat
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Max Shokrollahzadeh - Annie Donovan - Michelle Huang - Jenny Madriaga - Yoshimasa Asada - Miwaza Jemimah - Mari Christmas
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