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Overview
- Genre
- Music and Minorities
- Synopsis
A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries. As the early menace of Covid rumbles in the background, the group faces down hurdles to prepare for a historic performance in snowy St. Paul. Buoyed by dynamic drum performances and do-or-die spirit, FINDING HER BEAT is an energizing and uplifting story of music, cultural expression and sisterhood.
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 89 minutes
Credits
- Dawn Mikkelson ... Producer/Director/Editor
- Keri Pickett ... Director of Photography / Director
- Jennifer Weir ... Producer/Principal Participant
- Caroline Mariko Stucky ... Field Producer/Cinematographer
- Shiho Fukada ... Field Producer/Cinematographer
- Me-Lee Hay ... Original Score
- Carrie Shanahan ... Co-Editor
- Sam Kaiser ... Co-Editor
- Oscar Oboza ... Color Grader
- Carly Zuckweiler ... Re-recording Mixer
- Nanne Sørvold ... Cinematographer
- Sarah Moua ... Assistant Editor
- Sarah Ayako ... Production Assistant
- Lora Hirschberg ... Re-recording Mixer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Emergence Pictures
- Country
- United States
- Years of Production
- 2018-2022
- Locations
- Minneapolis, MN & Japan
- Prod. Partners
- Taiko Arts Midwest
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2022
- Festivals
- Mill Valley Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, DOC NYC, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, DOXA (Vancouver), Doc Edge (New Zealand), Satisfied Eye (London), Sound Unseen, OutFest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival
- Awards
- Best Documentary Film - DisOrient Asian American Film Festival;Peoples Choice/Audience Award - Frozen River Film Festival, DisOrient Asian American Film Festival; Best MN Film - Minnesota Film Festival & Frozen River Film Festival
- Language
- English & Japanese
- Subtitles
- Japanese
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