Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama (2024)
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama tells the epic journey of the late Japanese Canadian photographer Tamio Wakayama who decides to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the deep south during the 1960’s American civil rights movement. Learning the art of dark room photography along the way, this transformative moment in time allows him to confront his own identity and return ‘home’ to the west coast of Canada to begin a body of photographic work that continues to celebrate, re-present and document the spirit of Japanese Canadians who resided in the former Paueru Gai/Powell Street neighborhoods.
Director: Cindy Mochizuki
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Tamio Wakayama as Himself (archive footage) |
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Jody Richardson as Herself |
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Mas Nakawatse as Himself |
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Leslie Kellen as Herself |
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Michiko Sakata as Herself |
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Linda Hoffmann as Herself |
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Bryce Kanbara as Himself |
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Kathy Shimizu as Herself |
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Paul Wong as Himself |
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Hiro Kanagawa as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice) |
| Directing | Cindy Mochizuki | Director |
| Writing | Cindy Mochizuki | Writer |
| Production | Cindy Mochizuki | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Cindy Mochizuki | Animation |
| Crew | Milena Salazar | Cinematography |
| Editing | Milena Salazar | Editor |
| Sound | Chiyoko Szlavnics | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Leah Camenzind | Production Executive |
