At the start of World War II, Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were faced with the threat of forced removal and incarceration in concentration camps. A small number took their fate in their own hands, fleeing to interior states, becoming refugees in their own country, on a forced migration into the unknown. Before They Take Us Away is the first feature documentary to chronicle the untold stories of the “self-evacuees” who spent the war years outside the camps, as they struggled to rebuild their lives and overcome poverty, isolation, hostility and racial violence.
Directing | Antonia Grace Glenn | Director |
Writing | Antonia Grace Glenn | Screenplay |
Editing | Tim Becherer | Editor |
Visual Effects | Leah Nichols | Animation |
Sound | Dave Iwataki | Music |
Production | Evelyn Nakano Glenn | Producer |
Production | Patrick Glenn | Producer |
Production | Antonia Grace Glenn | Producer |
Production | Tim Becherer | Producer |
Crew | Evelyn Nakano Glenn | Presenter |