NAJAS Screening: Paper Lanterns

A special invitation for the Japan Society of New Orleans community!

Join us for the FREE, public New Orleans debut screening, with a producer intro, at the Lapis Center for the Arts at NOMA of the 2016 documentary Paper Lanterns. This screening is presented by our friends at the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) on Wednesday, July 29th from 7:30-9:00pm, with doors opening at 7:00pm.

Film Screening Details: 

When - Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Time - screening at 7:30pm, doors open at 7:00PM

Where- Lapis Center for the Arts, NOMA 

Cost - Free!

NOMA event link: https://noma.org/event/film-screening-with-najas-paper-lanterns-2016/

All are welcome! Tell your friends and hope to see you there!

Disclaimer: There are strong themes and images shown in the film that may disturb some viewers.

Movie Summary from IMDb:

On August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Little known is the fact that among the estimated 140,000 casualties of that day were 12 American prisoners of war held at the Hiroshima Military Police Headquarters since July 28, when they had been shot down during a bombing raid. For decades, many of the families of these 12 Americans were never informed as to the fates of their loved ones. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. Shigeaki Mori, himself a hibakusha (A-bomb survivor), the names of these 12 are now included in the Hiroshima Peace Museum, and the relatives have learned the truth. Paper Lanterns documents the story of Mr. Mori and his dream of reaching out to the relatives of these lost airmen.

Directed by Barry Frechette.

Rated: TV-14