In 1996 the independent media company Cedar Grove Productions was formed to produce the short film , '' Visas and Virtue '' ( 1997 ) . The story focused on Holocaust rescuer Chiune “ Sempo ” Sugihara and the film won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film at the 70th Academy Awards . The company takes its name from the literal translation of " Sugihara " : '' sugi '' ( ) meaning cedar , and '' hara '' ( ) meaning field or grove
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
Cedar Grove OnStage