Check out our Artist Portrait Video Series featuring in-depth interviews with artists like Pádraig Ó Tuama, Stori Ayers, Dominique Morisseau, Len Cariou, Heather Summerhayes Cariou, James Yaegashi and Akiko Fujiwara.
PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA
January 2022: Poetry + Conflict: An Evening with Pádraig Ó Tuama, poet, community leader and host of OnBeing’s Poetry Unbound.
Stori Ayers + Dominique Morisseau
March 2022: “Pipeline” by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Stori Ayers, featuring Dominique Morisseau, Cecil Blutcher, Bjorn DuPaty, Jade Radford, Joshua Boone, Courtney Burkett and Sharina Martin.
LEN CARIOU + HEATHER SUMMERHAYES CARIOU
April 2022: “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, featuring Len Cariou, Christopher Domig and Martha Harms.
AKIKO FUJIWARA + JAMES YAEGASHI
May 2022: “Manzanar: Our Town” by Hisashi Inoue, translated and directed by James Yaegashi, produced by Kimi’iro Playhouse (Kaori Takada and Akiko Fujiwara), featuring Akiko Fujiwara, Yokko, Tina Chilip, Yuka Taka, Olivia Oguma, Yuko Ikeshita playing the shamisen, and Milai Taguchi as narrator.
All interviews filmed and edited by Jay Heyman, with the exception of filming Len Cariou + Heather Summerhayes Cariou, filmed by Jeremy Varner. Original music by Chris Domig and Kamel Boutros.
