(2010, 20 minutes)

This short drama is set in 1945, in internment camps for Canadians of Japanese origin. A family has been separated, the father in Ontario and his wife and three children in a camp in Tashme, British Columbia. Eleven-year-old Henry finds solace from the dreary life of internment through a pair of magic glasses given to him by his grandfather. These special glasses transport him from a world of darkness to one of beauty and light. Although the glasses mean more to Henry than any of the few possessions he has left, he shares them with Mr. Yamamoto in the hopes of lifting the elderly man from the depths of discouragement.

Director: Brendan Uegama
Producers: Nicole Leier & Brendan Uegama

Festival(s): Vancouver International Film Festival

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