A Japanese American family is confined in a 'relocation center', these, are internment camps focus solely on those of Japanese descent, established by the US government during WW2.

’Ma’ in Japanese refers to the negative space, which contains quiet, ineffable tolerance, not unlike the hearts of Asian women themselves

This is one of four graduating projects in the 2022 Cinema BA program of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. To be given the role of director in this project, Terre Nguyen has to compete with other students in the same department.

Screenwriter: Galen Hogan-Barden
Director : Terre Nguyen
Producer : Chris Debo
DOP: Joseph Puccio
Set Design: Evelyn Frazier
Cast: Akiko Fujiwara, Takaaki Hirakawa, Ian Noh, Wain Richardson

Ma

I hope to work with you.