Colleen Mooney

Sadie Leggett, a quiet elementary school teacher, is left to return to her small hometown during summer vacation. When she runs into her high school sweetheart, Jack Ryland, she must confront everything that was left unsaid all those years ago.

The Orange Story is a narrative short film that tells the story of an elderly Japanese American man who must sell all his belongings and report to a temporary detention center during WWII from where he will be forcibly removed to an undisclosed location. The film also uses archival radio, film, and photographic sources to complement this narrative, providing a strong historical context for the story.