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
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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.
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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.
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These conversations do not stay within one community. They resonate across education, healthcare, leadership, and everyday life - because the experiences themselves are human.
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Through film and guided dialogue, Battlefield: Home helps turn stories and experiences into shared understanding and hope.
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Cultural Impact
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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.
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This work extends beyond film- bringing lived experience into artistic and cultural spaces where deeper reflection and connection can occur.
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THE SIX​
The Six reflects the core human experiences that shape how we carry, process, and respond to what we’ve lived through.
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EXPERIENCE
TRANSITION
HUMAN IMPACT
CONFLICT
ISOLATION
CONNECTION
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This is where conversation begins.
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ABOUT
THE DIRECTOR
MY STORY
Anita Sugimura Holsapple
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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“Watch it for those who lived through it and for those who continue to struggle with the aftermath of war..."
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— 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.
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Inspired by her own family legacy, the film offers an intimate and unfiltered look at the realities that continue long after service ends.
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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.
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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.
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