DALE | 09:26 | 2024 Directed & Edited by Justin Streichman
In a field historically dominated by white men, Dale Hikawa was the first Asian woman
to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She then advanced through the ranks to become
the acting principal of the viola section, paving new roads as a Japanese American musician.
Looking back on her long career, this trailblazing violist reflects on the meaning of her life’s work.
DALE both illuminates and leaves mysterious those whose lives are devoted to following a muse.
AWARDS
Best Short Documentary — Albuquerque Film & Music Experience
Best Documentary Portrait — DOC LA
Audience Choice Award for Best Short Documentary — DisOrient
Swift House Prize for Best Depiction of the Arts — Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
Director’s Circle — Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Lunenburg Doc Fest
Albuquerque Film & Music Experience
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
DOC LA
Doc’n Roll
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Sound Unseen
Borrego Springs Film Festival
DisOrient
Le FIFA
Atlanta Docufest
AmDocs
Thin Line Fest
NorthwestFilmFest
San Francisco DocFest
HAAPIFEST
Nevada City Film Festival
BraveMaker Film Fest
Wyoming International Film Festival
Walla Walla Movie Crush
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival
Catalina Film Festival
Healdsburg International Short Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Jackson Doc Fest
In-Edit Festival Barcelona
Lake Placid Film Festival
Ojai Film Festival
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival