Visual Communication

Elie Saito

elie9484@gmail.com

I'm a Japanese Zionist

A short film about my father who was born and raised in Japan and raised with love for the Land of Israel even though he is not Jewish or Israeli. My father grew up in the Makuya movement, whose members are Protestants, evangelical Christians who believe that the Jewish people should settle and live in the Holy Land, and support Zionism and Israel. The film provides a glimpse into my father’s personal life and his unique perspective and reveals both the gaps between Japan and Israel and the similarities between them.