Video & Film
Rediscovering Black and Asian Solidarity podcast
"Bridging Liberation: Black and Asian Solidarity and Intergenerational Activism with Akemi Kochiyama” (2026)
Join us for a powerful episode of the ReDiscovering Black and Asian Solidarity podcast series. Akemi Kochiyama was invited by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz & Dr. Judy Yu for their debut episode, where they engaged in an intergenerational dialogue centered on historical truth-telling, collective memory, and building cross-racial solidarity. Listen to the episode or watch it on YouTube.
Of the people: WOmen of the Civil rights Movement (2026)
Discover the powerful stories of Fannie Lou Hamer, Elaine Brown, Ella Baker, Dolores Huerta and Yuri Kochiyama - extraordinary women whose courage, intellect and activism helped shape the course of the civil and human rights movements in America.
Available on the PBS website (must have a PBS membership), Roku, Prime, Apple TV
Yuri and Malcolm - The May 19th Project (2021)
Two icons of American history, Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X, share a birthday—May 19—and a passion to change the world.
Learn more about the May 19th Project and access all 14 BIPOC solidarity films.
Tribute To Yuri by Tadashi Nakamura (2014)
Video tribute to Yuri Kochiyama created by Tadashi Nakamura upon the occasion of her passing in June of 2014; features photos, and clips of speeches and interviews.
My America... Or Honk if You Love Buddha (1997)
In this 9-minute clip from Renee Tajima-Peña’s documentary film My America... Or Honk if You Love Buddha, Tajima-Peña follows Bill and Yuri Kochiyama on their return trip to Mississippi, where they first met, and to Arkansas, where Yuri was interned during WWII.
To watch My America as an individual, visit Vimeo on Demand.
To purchase My America or host a screening, visit Good Docs.
Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice (1993)
A biographical film by Pat Saunders and Rea Tajiri that follows Yuri Kochiyama’s journey and evolution as an activist; featuring archival footage, photos, and personal interviews with Yuri and Bill Kochiyama, close family members, and friends.
To purchase Passion for Justice or host a screening, visit Women Make Movies.
Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama: A Conversation on Life, Struggles & Liberation (2009)
A full-length documentary featuring a conversation between internationally renowned scholar, professor and writer Angela Davis and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Yuri Kochiyama over a 13-year period. Through intimate exchanges, they share personal stories about experiences and influences that shaped them and their overlapping political philosophies.
To purchase Mountains That Take Wing or host a screening, visit Women Make Movies.