When All is Lost

Television (One-hour) · Historical · 56 pages
Status: Spec
In order to keep her family from starving to death, a housewife enters the perilous black-market industry in 1946 post-war Japan and must keep it secret from her husband -- a newly appointed Tokyo judge.
Written by Jacqueline Olivé
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Semifinalist, Humanitas - The Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award 2022

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Las Vegas, Nevada
Olivé, a Tongan-American filmmaker with new roots near Tokyo, uses film as a tool to bring visibility to stories from her family's history and culture as well as Japan's. Her work shines light on under explored narratives of women and those living in a hyphenated experience to subvert expectations. She's been recognized and supported by the Emmys, U...
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