DALE | 09:26 | 2024
a short documentary, 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





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 Festt  |  Wyoming International Film Festival  |  Walla Walla Movie Crush
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival  |  Catalina Film Festivalt  |  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