SAMHSA VOICE AWARD WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
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A film that reveals the voices and realities often left unspoken
The Film
What makes a home into a battlefield?
Battlefield: Home - Breaking The Silence is an award-winning documentary that brings forward the voices and lived experiences often left unspoken in the aftermath of war.
Through personal stories and multiple perspectives, the film reveals the lasting impact of war beyond the battlefield - carried by individuals, families, and communities.
Rather than a single narrative, Battlefield: Home exposes the complexity of what it means to come home, inviting reflections, challenging assumptions, and creating space for deeper understanding.
Battlefield: Home is more than a film.
It is a mission.
The film serves as a foundation for conversation, education, and understanding.
Carnegie Hall
Excerpts from Battlefield: Home - Breaking The Silence helped inspire a commissioned orchestral and choral work premiering at Carnegie Hall through the University of Miami under the direction of
Dr. Shawn Crouch.
Anita is an award-winning filmmaker, sociologist, and conflict resolution specialist whose work centers on the human impact of service, trauma, and family systems.
As the daughter of a Japanese survivor of the bombing of Japan and a U.S. Marine, Anita brings both lived experience and professional insight into the realities of trauma, transition, and their lasting impact on individuals, families, and communities.
Her lived experience within military life offers a perspective often overlooked - how these realities affect not only those who serve, but the families who carry them.
For over a decade, Anita served as a caregiver to both of her parents, including six years of intensive, full-time care for her mother. This experience deepened her understanding of caregiving, chronic stress, and the often unseen realities carried by families navigating long-term illness and loss.
She holds a Master of Science in Conflict Analysis & Resolution, with academic foundations in sociology and psychology.
Through Battlefield Home, Anita leads conversations and programming that help communities, organizations, and institutions engage these realities with clarity, connection, and purpose.
Anita Sugimura Holsapple
Director, Speaker, Facilitator
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