"American and Japanese hot rodding come together in new MOONEYES documentary." Alana Scherr, Senior Editor/Features of "Car and Driver"
For 30 years, Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese/Japanese American hot rodders, helped save Moon Equipment Company, an iconic American speed parts company, rebrand it as MOONEYES, preserve legendary founder Dean Moon's legacy, and popularize hot rod culture in Asia. As Asian/Asian American pioneers in their industry, they battled against racism and xenophobia and ultimately created a global following. Now, Shige is attempting to grow hot rod culture despite declining interest in hot rods, and Chico is handcrafting a new race car to try to break a second land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats.
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craftofspeed.com
- Year2024
- Runtime116 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingNo Rating
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awards57th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival--Silver Remi Award
- Note*This version has "burned in" captions to increase accessibility.
- Social Media
- DirectorMing Lai
- ScreenwriterMing Lai
- ProducerMing Lai
- Executive ProducerMing Lai
- Co-ProducerTuan Tran
- FilmmakerMing Lai
- CastShige Suganuma, Chico Kodama, Dean Moon Jr.
- CinematographerMing Lai and Tuan Tran
- EditorMing Lai
- ComposerSven Faulconer and Anthony Loomis
- Sound DesignJeff Hutchins
- MusicSven Faulconer and Anthony Loomis
"American and Japanese hot rodding come together in new MOONEYES documentary." Alana Scherr, Senior Editor/Features of "Car and Driver"
For 30 years, Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese/Japanese American hot rodders, helped save Moon Equipment Company, an iconic American speed parts company, rebrand it as MOONEYES, preserve legendary founder Dean Moon's legacy, and popularize hot rod culture in Asia. As Asian/Asian American pioneers in their industry, they battled against racism and xenophobia and ultimately created a global following. Now, Shige is attempting to grow hot rod culture despite declining interest in hot rods, and Chico is handcrafting a new race car to try to break a second land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats.
Visit the official site:
craftofspeed.com
- Year2024
- Runtime116 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- RatingNo Rating
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- Awards57th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival--Silver Remi Award
- Note*This version has "burned in" captions to increase accessibility.
- Social Media
- DirectorMing Lai
- ScreenwriterMing Lai
- ProducerMing Lai
- Executive ProducerMing Lai
- Co-ProducerTuan Tran
- FilmmakerMing Lai
- CastShige Suganuma, Chico Kodama, Dean Moon Jr.
- CinematographerMing Lai and Tuan Tran
- EditorMing Lai
- ComposerSven Faulconer and Anthony Loomis
- Sound DesignJeff Hutchins
- MusicSven Faulconer and Anthony Loomis