The Hidden History of Salt Lake City's Japantown | Short Documentary

Paul Iwasaki was raised in Salt Lake City’s historic Japantown, a thriving neighborhood of locally owned businesses and cultural centers and an essential hub for Utah’s Japanese community. Fifty years later, he’s battling the forces of urban development to protect its only remaining landmarks and to restore the neighborhood’s cultural legacy.

HOMEGROWN is a regional short film initiative presented by Firelight Media. Its third season, "Horizons," is a collection of short films from the Rocky Mountain region. Each film represents a specific cultural community within the vast expanse of the Mountain West, exploring issues of sovereignty, belonging, and community ownership.