TT Takemoto is a queer Japanese American filmmaker and artist exploring Asian American history, sexuality, and identity. Their experimental films delve into hidden dimensions of same-sex intimacy and trauma that exist within Asian and Asian American archives. Takemoto interacts with found footage and archival materials through performance and labor-intensive processes of painting, lifting, and manipulating 16mm/35mm film emulsion using scotch tape, razor blades, and nail polish. By engaging with tactile and sensory dimensions of queer histories, Takemoto conjures up immersive fantasies involving butch surgeons, femme fish filleting, and homoerotic breadmaking. Their films honor queer Asian Americans who lived, loved, and labored together during the prewar era and beyond.
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Swing Swish Sway (2026) Director |
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For Jina (2024) Director |
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Lion in the Wind (2023) Director |
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After Bed (2023) Director |
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Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung) (2021) Director |
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HK Uprising (2021) Director |
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Sworded Love (2019) Director |
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May 35 (2019) Director |
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May 35 (2019) Editor |
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On the Line (2018) Director |
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Wayward Emulsions (2018) Director |
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Semiotics of Sab (2017) Director |
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Warning Shot (2016) Director |
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Sex, Politics and Sticky Rice (2014) Director |
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Looking for Jiro (2011) Director |
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Lift Little Tokyo () Director |
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Sab Shimono: Acting “As If” () Director |
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Night Swing () Director |