A FEATURE FILM FUNDRAISER.
Tickets to our in-person event are limited.
There are currently only 250 seats left.
We encourage you to bring a +1! Event details can be found below.
For amounts above $500, please click "custom amount" and write us at bruce@houseofkodo.com for information about special perks and offerings.
Tickets to our in-person event are limited.
There are currently only 250 seats left.
We encourage you to bring a +1! Event details can be found below.
AMOUNT RAISED:
$250,000 (90%)
Our current goal is to raise an additional $25K for post production.
Your support helps ensure we can:
Complete film scanning and color grading
Finish a full sound mix + design in studio
Compose an original soundtrack with an amazing composer
Prepare for distribution, marketing, and festival submissions
Below are some donation tiers we’ve organized to thank you.
THE SHORT FILM PRIVATE PREMIERE.
Starting at the $250 tier, you can be among the first to experience END OF THINGS - the latest short film from Bruce Tetsuya. Before its festival run. Before its streaming release. This 20min work was a proof of concept for the feature film.
Also featured, in our event lineup:
Live, traditional Japanese music performance.
An encore screening of PROCESSION - Bruce Tetsuya’s award winning 2024 short film.
The private premiere of END OF THINGS.
Live Director/Producer Q&A.
An exclusive look behind the scenes for our upcoming feature film.
Date: April 4, 2026
Location: Botanic Gardens (CO, USA)
A stunning new theater and modern jewel within the Botanic Garden’s Freyer Newman Center. Features cutting-edge audiovisual capabilities, 270 seats, includes 5 wheelchair accessible seats and 28 limited mobility seats.
Each ticket also includes an all-day access pass to the Denver Botanic Gardens.
This screening is a ticketed event. Each ticket admits one person.
Late entry may not be permitted once the screening has begun.
Attendees must behave respectfully and follow all venue staff instructions.
Event organizers are not liable for personal injury or loss incurred during the event.
The organizers reserve the right to cancel or reschedule the event in case of emergency.
By attending, you consent to being filmed and photographed for promotional purposes.
Attendees must be 18 years or older.
Tickets are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another name(s) if necessary.
A Letter from the Director:
I wrote this film with my wife during the months leading up to our daughter’s birth — a time that was terrifying, joyful, overwhelming, and deeply transformative. Becoming a parent changed the way I see time, memory, and responsibility. It made me reflect on my own parents, on what they gave me, and on the love that exists and defies all forces against it. In those first moments hearing my daughter's voice, and holding her, everything I thought I knew about myself changed.
Every idea I had about success or what I wanted to achieve was rewritten. The original draft I'd written for this project was cold, dark, and pessimistic. After Kiyomi was brought into the world, my wife and I added a scene to the end, which explores hope, and the balance a child's perspective can bring.
The film is ultimately for parents and children, for those navigating grief, and for anyone who feels like they’re searching for something just beyond reach. It’s an Asian American story, grounded in a Japanese and immigrant perspective, but its themes are universal.
By backing this project, you’re not just supporting a film—you’re becoming part of a quiet, human story about memory, love, and finding a way to endure. We're doing this a totally independent way.
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