Ann Kaneko

Historia

Ann Kaneko is an award-winning, LA-based independent filmmaker. Her films include A Flicker in Eternity (2011); Against the Grain: An Artist's Survival Guide to Perú (2008); Overstay (1998),100% Human Hair (2002) and Action Conversations: Bellows Falls (2014). Her projects have been funded by the Japan Foundation, Hoso Bunka Foundation, a Fulbright Fellowship and the Center for Cultural Innovation and been commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Skirball Cultural Center, Japanese American National Museum and the Getty Center. She has collaborated with choreographers Victoria Marks, Cid Pearlman and Kristen Smiarowski. She participated in the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and received an MFA in film directing from UCLA.

Películas

Wisdom Gone Wild
Wisdom Gone Wild
Second Unit Cinematographer
Ever since the onset of her dementia, reality, dream and nightmare have become intertwined for Rose, making her something like a maverick time traveler. Her filmmaker daughter Rea Tajiri is also her caregiver. In this fond portrait, she visualizes Rose’s spiritual, philosophical and sometimes surprisingly specific stories in the order they come: a non-linear sequence illustrated by her own footage shot over many years, accompanied by snatches of conversations and images from the family archive. Rose’s eventful journey through time is rich with memories and sensitively accompanied by a fitting soundtrack.
Wisdom Gone Wild
Wisdom Gone Wild
Cinematography
Ever since the onset of her dementia, reality, dream and nightmare have become intertwined for Rose, making her something like a maverick time traveler. Her filmmaker daughter Rea Tajiri is also her caregiver. In this fond portrait, she visualizes Rose’s spiritual, philosophical and sometimes surprisingly specific stories in the order they come: a non-linear sequence illustrated by her own footage shot over many years, accompanied by snatches of conversations and images from the family archive. Rose’s eventful journey through time is rich with memories and sensitively accompanied by a fitting soundtrack.
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Director of Photography
From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women. Native Americans, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Producer
From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women. Native Americans, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Director
From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women. Native Americans, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.