north shore
Productions
North Shore creates media that educates and inspires. Our work connects audiences with stories of cultural history and civil rights, told by the people that lived them. We make films and other media for museums and visitor centers, broadcast television and other platforms. This work is our passion, and we are excited to bring the Minidoka story to the widest possible audience.
Friends
of Minidoka
Friends of Minidoka is a Twin Falls, Idaho-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 2003. We work to honor the legacy of the Japanese American incarceration experience through education, preservation, and advocacy. We strive to pass on the history, legacy, and lessons of civil liberties through transforming and inspiring experiences for the general public and those with personal and familial ties to Minidoka.
Executive Producer/Director
Rory Banyard
Rory Banyard has a passion for telling visual stories, and for making films that change viewers’ understanding of their world. He is an Emmy award-winning director with over 20 years of experience making films on civil rights, cultural history, and the natural world. His films have won numerous awards and have been part of the Official Selection of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival, and many other festivals around the world.
Executive Producer
Mia Russell
Mia Russell is the former Executive Director of the Friends of Minidoka, the Idaho-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the Minidoka Japanese American incarceration site. Russell earned a B.A. in the humanities from Soka University of America and an M.A. in Applied Historical Research from Boise State University. Mia serves on the board of the Boise Valley Japanese American Citizens League and is passionate about the preservation of the WWII Japanese American confinement sites and collaborative community organizing.
Scriptwriter
Sarah Kass
Sarah Kass is an Emmy award-winning storyteller specializing in long and short form documentaries and non-fiction television. She has crafted programs that have aired on PBS, Discovery Channel, and The History Channel, and she has been the senior writer on multi-episode series. She has written extensively on human rights issues, environmental and natural history, and also specializes in historical content.
Narrator
Tamlyn Tomita
Actor Tamlyn Tomita is known for her roles in The Good Doctor, Karate Kid II, and The Joy Luck Club and her narration work on PBS’s Asian Americans. We are honored she lent her voice to this project. Her father’s family was incarcerated in Manzanar and Heart Mountain during WWII.
Senior Producer
Cristin Norine
Cristin Norine has many years of experience overseeing media projects. Her production experience encompasses projects ranging from television series to documentaries to still photography. Cristin has produced many hours of programming for North Shore, including major projects for the Royal BC Museum, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and Minidoka National Historic Site.
Editor & Producer
Josh Banyard
Josh Banyard is an award-winning producer and editor who makes documentaries about historical injustices and our changing natural world. Recent projects include films for the Royal BC Museum, Minidoka National Historic Site, and Wanuskewin. His films have been selected for film festivals across North America.