Finding Her Beat (2022)
In the midst of a frozen Minnesota winter, a Japanese drum master and Korean adoptee from North Dakota join forces to assemble the world's best Taiko drummers in a bold effort to claim a cultural spotlight that has historically been reserved only for men. Their rhythm revolution includes rock stars from the world of Taiko: Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Kaoly Asano, Chieko Kojima, Megan Chao-Smith, and Jennifer Weir. Through grueling rehearsals, Jennifer weaves together their disparate voices and styles. Vulnerability, pain, and joys are shared-and we quickly see the bonds of friendship form as these talented women navigate their way through differences in culture, age, language, and performing styles. As the clock ticks toward their first performance, it becomes clear that their story has become much larger than Taiko.
Directors: Keri Pickett, Dawn Mikkelson.
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Tiffany Tamaribuchi as Self |
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Kaoly Asano as Self |
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Chieko Kojima as Self |
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Megan Chao Smith as Self |
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Jennifer Weir as Self |
| Directing | Keri Pickett | Director |
| Production | Dawn Mikkelson | Producer |
| Directing | Dawn Mikkelson | Director |
| Production | Shiho Fukuda | Producer |
| Production | Caroline Stucky | Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Weir | Producer |
| Editing | Carrie Shanahan | Editor |
| Editing | Keri Pickett | Editor |
| Camera | Dawn Mikkelson | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Shiho Fukada | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Caroline Stucky | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dawn Mikkelson | Editor |
| Editing | Sam Kaiser | Editor |
| Production | Shiho Fukada | Producer |
| Camera | Keri Pickett | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nanne Sorvold | Director of Photography |
| Production | Megan Chao Smith | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
