Battlefield: Home
Where Healing Meets Understanding
I never expected to become a documentary filmmaker, but like many people, a singular event altered my course.
— Anita Sugimura Holsapple
Filmmaker, Storyteller, Daughter of a U.S. Marine
Daughter of a Nagasaki survivor
Real Conversations About Service, Human Impact, and Connection
Battlefield: Home is an award-winning documentary and community engagement initiative that uses real stories to explore what people carry - often silently - across experiences of trauma, transition, and identity. We have a focused commitment to reaching rural and underserved communities, where access, connection, and resources are often limited.
While rooted in military experience, the work extends beyond it - creating space for individuals, families, and communities to better understand how these experiences shape our lives, relationships, and sense of belonging.
These conversations do not stay within one community. They resonate across education, healthcare, leadership, and everyday life - because the experiences themselves are human.
Through film and guided dialogue, Battlefield: Home helps turn stories and experiences into shared understanding and hope.
Cultural Impact
Excerpts from Battlefield: Home - Breaking The Silence helped inspire an original orchestral and choral work premiering at Carnegie Hall, developed through the University of Miami, under the artistic direction of Dr. Shawn Crouch.
This work extends beyond film- bringing lived experience into artistic and cultural spaces where deeper reflection and connection can occur.
THE SIX
The Six reflects the core human experiences that shape how we carry, process, and respond to what we’ve lived through.
EXPERIENCE
TRANSITION
HUMAN IMPACT
CONFLICT
ISOLATION
CONNECTION
This is where conversation begins.
ABOUT
THE DIRECTOR
MY STORY
Anita Sugimura Holsapple
Anita Sugimura Holsapple, M.S., is a sociologist and conflict resolution specialist whose work centers on the human impact of service, trauma, caregiving, and the realities often left unspoken within military and civilian life.
Through Battlefield: Home, Anita brings together lived experience and professional training to create educational programming and guided dialogue that helps communities engage difficult topics with clarity, care, and accountability—without sensationalizing trauma.
Her work is grounded in both personal and professional perspectives, including her experience as the daughter of a U.S. Marine and a Nagasaki survivor, shaping a lens that bridges generational, cultural, and service-based understanding.
With a dedicated focus on reaching rural and underserved communities, Anita works to expand access to meaningful conversation, education, and connection in areas where resources and support are often limited.
Focus areas include:
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Trauma-informed learning and community engagement
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Military-connected family system, caregiving, and secondary trauma
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Guided dialogue formats for campuses, organizations, and communities
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Storytelling as a tool for systems awareness and cultural understanding
“Watch it for those who lived through it and for those who continue to struggle with the aftermath of war..."
— Lori Adams
CPM/Veterans Policy Director & NXl Sr. Advisor, National State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
THE FILM
Battlefield: Home –Breaking the Silence
Battlefield: Home - Breaking The Silence is an award-winning documentary that explores the transition home for veterans living with invisible wounds - and the lasting impact on the families who walk that journey with them.
Inspired by her own family legacy, the film offers an intimate and unfiltered look at the realities that continue long after service ends.
The film examines the complexity of post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, systemic gaps in care, and the strain placed on families, caregivers, and communities - revealing challenges that often remain unseen and unspoken.
More than a film, Battlefield: Home serves as a foundation for guided dialogue and educational engagement - helping institutions, organizations, and communities confront difficult realities regardless of experience, with clarity, understanding, and purpose.