This screening features 6 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons at the top right.
A documentary that celebrates the life and legacy of PJ and Roy Hirabayashi, a couple who founded San Jose Taiko, a pioneering Japanese American musical group. The film explores their artistic innovation, cultural identity, social activism, and enduring love through the lens of taiko.
Director - Doug Menuez
Doug Menuez is an American artist whose varied career over 35 years has ranged from documentary to commissioned work. His career began at The Washington Post in 1981 and progressed to freelancing for Time, Newsweek, LIFE, Fortune, The New York Times and other publications for 20 years covering the homeless crisis, Ethiopian famine, Oakland drug wars, Olympics, and AIDS crisis. His portraits include Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Lenny Kravitz, Robert Redford, Mother Tereza and Presidents Clinton and George Bush, Sr. Menuez gained exclusive access to Steve Jobs and the greatest innovators of Silicon Valley to document the digital revolution from 1985-2000. In 2004, Stanford University Library acquired his extensive archive.
This screening features 6 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons at the top right.
A documentary that celebrates the life and legacy of PJ and Roy Hirabayashi, a couple who founded San Jose Taiko, a pioneering Japanese American musical group. The film explores their artistic innovation, cultural identity, social activism, and enduring love through the lens of taiko.
Director - Doug Menuez
Doug Menuez is an American artist whose varied career over 35 years has ranged from documentary to commissioned work. His career began at The Washington Post in 1981 and progressed to freelancing for Time, Newsweek, LIFE, Fortune, The New York Times and other publications for 20 years covering the homeless crisis, Ethiopian famine, Oakland drug wars, Olympics, and AIDS crisis. His portraits include Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Lenny Kravitz, Robert Redford, Mother Tereza and Presidents Clinton and George Bush, Sr. Menuez gained exclusive access to Steve Jobs and the greatest innovators of Silicon Valley to document the digital revolution from 1985-2000. In 2004, Stanford University Library acquired his extensive archive.
