but being given the tools to understand.

Like many real-life picture brides.Youki Kudoh (left) and Tamlyn Tomita in a scene from Kayo Hattas Picture Bride.

was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and was nominated for best first feature film at the Independent Spirit Awards.who is at least 20 years older than the photo she was shown.and will include a post-screening panel discussion with Picture Bride producer Onodera and cinematographer Claudio Rocha.

Hatta received a best director nomination.Kings Hawaiian has signed on a sponsor for the event.

when first-generation immigrant men from Japan who found work in agriculture in the territory of Hawaii would use matchmakers — and the still-young technology of photography — to find Japanese wives.

where it was an Official Selection in the Un Certain Regard section.we brought over wig masters (tokoyama-san) and makeup artists (kao-shi) from Japan.

we see each other and dance together with a smile.and what it means to stand in between the two.

Thats why balance is essential.I want to pass on what Ive learned to the next generation.