2025 JASC x CJFC Special Screening
KIDS MOVIE NIGHT!
Moon of a Sleepless Night
by YASHIRO Takeshi
RUNTIME 27 minutes
Language Japanese w/English Subtitles
Friday, August 22, 2025 from 6 - 9 pm CDT
at the JASC (5700 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60659)
Age: 6 - 12 years old
We’re Thrilled to Announce Our First Movie Night Collaboration with the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) —at Their New Building!
Join us for a fun-filled kids movie night featuring a hands-on stop-motion animation workshop inspired by the film, followed by pizza and shaved ice to end the evening on a fun note!
Ticket Prices
JASC Member: $10 (Additional Child $5/child)
Non Member: $15 (Additional Child $10/child)
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This program is co-presented by
<From the Festival Co-Founders>
First and foremost, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to everyone at JASC and all members of the community on securing this wonderful permanent home.
Since its founding in 1946, JASC has played an invaluable role and made significant contributions to the Japanese American community for nearly 80 years. We offer our deep appreciation and warmest congratulations on this remarkable milestone.
Through our collaboration with JASC, we at CJFC are honored to present a film screening event for children. We are grateful to the Children’s Program Coordinator, Ms. Yuri Yatsuda, and all involved for their generous support and cooperation.
As the first and only Japanese film festival in the Midwest, it is deeply meaningful for us to join hands with JASC—a respected institution with such a long history—to host an event that connects Japanese American communities, Japan, and the United States. This opportunity resonates with our mission to bring people together across generations and cultures through cinema, and we are truly delighted to contribute to society through our area of expertise.
Best regards,
Yuki Solomon and Hiroshi Kono
Festival Co-Founders
KIDS MOVIE NIGHT
Film Information
Animation | Japan | 2015 |27 min. | (C)TAIYO KIKAKU Co., Ltd. / EXPJ, Ltd
Friday, August 22, 2025
@ 6:00 pm CDT
at the Japanese American Service Committee, Chicago, IL (map)
Moon of a Sleepless Night
A squirrel and a boy set out on a journey together to restore daylight. They must find and release the moon stuck high up on a tree somewhere far, far away. …
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