“Go for Broke: A 442 Origins Story” Film Screening
Saturday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 24, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
$15 for JCCCNC Members, $20 for General Public
The Center is excited to offer two screenings of Stacey Hayashi’s “Go for Broke: an Origins Story,” featuring a star-studded, all-Japanese American cast mostly from Hawaii, and a local crew telling the tale of the start of the famed 442nd Infantry Regiment Combat Team of World War II–the most decorated unit in the history of the United States military for its size and time in combat.
Directed by Alexander Bocchieri written by Stacey Hayashi cinematography by Anthony Vallejo-Sanderson & Jeremy Snell Official Website: goforbrokemovie.com imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6350786/ Synopsis: Go For Broke, follows a group of University of Hawaii ROTC students during the tumultuous year after the attack on Pearl Harbor, as they navigate wartime Hawaii and fight discrimination. In the dark days following December 7th, these Americans of Japanese ancestry form the Varsity Victory Volunteers (VVV), fighting to defend their beloved Hawaii and get back their right to bear arms. The brave actions of these young men, their families, and the people who helped them, along with the perseverance of the original 100th Infantry Battalion draftees from Hawaii, directly led to the formation of the segregated all-Japanese fighting unit, the 442nd RCT - the most decorated combat unit in U.S. military history.