In ULTIMATE CITIZENS, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place out of the building and on a playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who is the first to show that "love wins" on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, extreme mile and friend at a time.

74 year-old Wendy Hamai dreamed of playing Taiko drums more than 40 years ago. She went on to establish several Taiko groups in Tacoma. Today she relishes in the joy of banging the Taiko drum and enjoys its many benefits to her health and Buddhist religious practice.

In 1968, a young orca named Hugo was torn from his family in Vaughn Bay and sold to an aquarium, forever altering his fate and that of his pod. "Echos of the Sound" chronicles Hugo’s heart-wrenching journey from the wild to captivity, revealing the deep emotional and ecological toll. Through rare footage and expert insights, the documentary tracks the evolving relationship between humans and orcas, from exploitative captures to the urgent fight to save the endangered Southern Resident population. This film challenges viewers to reflect on humanity’s responsibility and inspire action to protect these majestic creatures and their fragile ecosystems before it’s too late.