It was exciting to learn the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon chose Enemy Alien as their centerpiece film, and when they expressed their hope that I could attend the festival it was clear this would be an important part of the film's outreach as well as a great festival experience.

Bijou Art Cinemas

492 East 13th Ave

Eugene, OR

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For Release: April 24, 2012

We are pleased to report that the feature documentary Enemy Alien has been recommended for educational use by Booklist Online:

“This film, which allows us to see parallels between the treatment of Muslims following 9/11 and Japanese Americans in WWII, is a strong reminder of the fragility of human rights and an excellent discussion prompter.”

Report from No One Is Illegal - Toronto on their public screening of Enemy Alien March 16:

Today is the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which cleared the way for the forced removal and incarceration of more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry 11,000 people of German ancestry (including Jews) and 3,000 people of Italian ancestry. This anniversary is being commemorated by Japanese American communities all over the U.S.

Photo taken by my grandfather Hiroshi Takayama in the Topaz internment camp

It was a real honor to have Enemy Alien included in a film festival devoted to Palestinians, to be included among Mohammad Bakri’s latest film Zahara which I was able to catch the night before my own screening.

On Saturday, October 1, I took a trip down to Galloway, New Jersey for a reunion of sorts with the main people who dedicated themselves to the fight for the freedom of Farouk Abdel-Muhti (a two-year struggle retold in the documentary Enemy Alien).

Sharin Chiorazzo, Kiyoshi Chen Aderer and Konrad Aderer

Any loss of life through indiscriminate violence is to be mourned and its perpetrators brought to justice. But the value of life and the principle of justice do not only apply to American citizens. Without liberty, there is no life, without life there is no liberty.