Screening and Filmmaker Q& A: “95 and 6 to Go”

In this moving portrait, filmmaker Kimi Takesue finds an unlikely collaborator while visiting her resilient Japanese-American grandfather in Hawai’i. A recent widower in his 90s, Grandpa Tom immerses himself in his daily routines until he shows unexpected interest in his granddaughter’s stalled romantic screenplay and offers advice both shrewd and surprising. Tom’s creative script revisions serve as a vehicle for his memories of love, loss, and perseverance to surface. The film provides an important historical representation of a distinct but little-known generation of Japanese-Americans in Hawai’i who were not interned during World War II. (85 min.)

Award-winning filmmaker Kimi Takesue will answer questions from the audience following the film.