Help us make Desolate Dreams

Desolate Dreams is a narrative short film set in 1942 Los Angeles. It follows a friendship between an African American journalist and a Japanese American family as they are forced into incarceration.

Filmmaker Kiyoka "Kex" Rhodes is half-African American and Japanese, weaving her own heritage into the film. While her family was not incarcerated, she has become an advocate for the period and the people it displaced. Rhodes is a Capital Emmy-nominated director and member of the Producers Guild of America.

The film has earned support from the United States-Japan Foundation, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, Takahashi Foundation, Arena Stage, and Asian American Futures.

We're in our final fundraising push. Your tax-deductible contribution closes the gap.