The American Concentration Camp You May Not Know

(2017) TRT: 2 min. February 19, 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, an executive order which eventually put over 110,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. Here’s what happened next.

BUDOKAN OF LOS ANGELES: TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD

(2015) TRT: 5 Min. Had the pleasure of making this video for The Budokan of Los Angeles in Little Tokyo. I made a similar video for the campaign 9 years ago as this gym is something that the community has been organizing around for over 20 years. Please support this epic community effort!

CLASSROOM-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE HAMMER

(2013) TRT: 13 Min. CIR@H: Classroom-in-Residence at the Hammer is an innovative pilot project, designed to strengthen and advance student and teacher learning through a unique weeklong, immersive experience at the UCLA Hammer Museum.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – “AIDEN & JAKE”

(2013) TRT: 2 Min. 10-year-old Aidan James from Honolulu, HI talks about his hero Jake Shimabukuro before sharing the stage with him at the historic ‘Iolani Palace. Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – “STREETS OF TOKYO”

(2013) TRT: 3 Min. Jake Shimabukuro performing “Me & Shirley T” while on tour in Tokyo. Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – “DRUM STRUM”

(2013) TRT: 2 Min.  Jake Shimabukuro explaining how playing drums in high school influenced his famous strum on the ukulele. Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – “HIROSHIMA PEACE PARK”

(2013) TRT: 3 Min. Jake Shimabukuro reflects and plays his ukulele at the Peace Park in Hiroshima, Japan. Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – ELECTRONIC PRESS KIT

(2011) TRT: 3 Min. Electronic Press Kit (EPK) for Jake Shimabukuro.  Footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.

JAKE SHIMABUKURO – “BLUE ROSES FALLING”

(2010) TRT: 4 Min. Jake Shimabukuro performing “Blue Roses Falling” in Hawai’i Kai, HI. Shot in June 2010, footage was taken during the production of Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings, the full-length documentary on Jake and his career.