Still as relevant today as when it premiered in 2003, A Most Unlikely Hero will be shown in Chicago on Friday, November 16. The screening will be at the DePaul University museum (Kelly Hall), 2350 North Kenmore, at 6:00pm. The film’s central character, Capt. Bruce Yamashita, will join Steve to introduce the film and lead a discussion afterward.
Bruce will also be the co-keynote speaker at the gala banquet of the Organization of Chinese Americans at the Chicago Marriott on the following day, November 17. We’ve managed to sneak in the trailer for the film as part of Bruce’s presentation.
Also keynoting that night–former Hawai‘i resident and filmmaker par excellence Eric Byler, who’s also a friend of A Most Unlikely Hero, having seen it at a film festival in Boston a couple of years ago. I look forward to offering aloha to Eric again; he’s done remarkable work in recent years. And he’s posted some of it on YouTube…
More information on both events at OCA’s website.