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Release Date:
October 9, 2022
Original Title:
Finding Her Beat
Alternate Titles:
Her Beat
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Emergence Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15
Runtime: 89
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.
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Associate Producer:
Megan Chao Smith
Director:
Keri Pickett
Dawn Mikkelson
Director of Photography:
Dawn Mikkelson
Shiho Fukada
Caroline Stucky
Keri Pickett
Nanne Sorvold
Editor:
Carrie Shanahan
Keri Pickett
Dawn Mikkelson
Sam Kaiser
Producer:
Dawn Mikkelson
Shiho Fukuda
Caroline Stucky
Jennifer Weir
Shiho Fukada
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lora Hirschberg
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