Join the Nichi Bei Foundation at the San Francisco Premiere Screening of “Persona Non Grata” (2015, 2 hours, 19 min.) a new feature film on “Japanese Schindler” Chiune Sugihara, who helped to save some 6,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution.
2 screenings: 1:30 and 5:00pm.
5:00pm tickets include:
• “A National Hero,” an excerpt from the documentary “Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness” about Sugihara’s life after the war, and his rediscovery.
• Special guests:
– Japanese American Director Cellin Gluck
– Madoka Sugihara, granddaughter of Chiune Sugihara from Japan
– Survivors of Sugihara transit visas
• Reception (food, sake, entertainment)
415-525-8630
