BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.6233@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20200515T000000Z DTEND:20200515T000000Z DESCRIPTION:Discover the behind the scenes experience of developing and cre ating the documentary\, <strong><em>Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin M iyata)</em></strong>\, in this live Q&amp\;A with <strong>Shin Miyata</str ong> himself\, director <strong>Akira Boch</strong><strong>\, </strong><st rong>and featured musicians </strong><strong>Martha Gonzalez of Quetzal</s trong> and <strong>David Gomez</strong>\,<strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong>o n </strong><strong>Friday\, May 15 at 6 p.m. (PDT).</strong>\n\nThe short film explores the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata\, a Tokyo-based record label owner and promoter who specializes in the difficult task of d istributing Chicano music in Japan. His goal of bringing authentic and div erse representations of Chicano and Latinx culture to Japan and his purity of intention that hasn&rsquo\;t brought him financial gain\, but has inst ead delivered a wealth of understanding that has educated\, enlightened\, and changed the lives of many people.\n\nFollowing a facilitated discussio n\, the audience will have the chance to ask Boch and Miyata questions the y may have about Chicanx music in Japan\, the origins of their creative pa rtnership\, and much more.\n\nBe sure to watch the film first on JANM&rsqu o\;s YouTube channel\, then join us for the Q&amp\;A which will be streame d live on JANM&rsquo\;s YouTube channel on Friday\, May 15\, from 6 p.m.&n dash\;7 p.m. (PDT).\n\n<strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj CBiV_KU6c" target="_blank">WATCH THE FILM</a></strong>&nbsp\;(Also availab le with&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPclGlmYWQQ " target="_blank">Japanese</a></strong>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<strong><a href="h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcr8cunRMZc" target="_blank">Spanish</a></s trong>&nbsp\;subtitles)\n\n<a href="https://youtu.be/Fyc--eINCKY" target=" _blank"><strong>JOIN US FOR THE Q&amp\;A</strong></a>\n<a href="https://fo rms.gle/9hzfX8XYTSYo9WCE7" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a>\n<a href= "https://forms.gle/9hzfX8XYTSYo9WCE7" target="_blank"><strong>Submit quest ions in advance using this form.</strong></a> Participants will be able to chat and ask additional questions live (you will need to be logged in to YouTube to participate in the chat).\n\n<a href="https://blog.janm.org/201 8/04/26/our-man-in-tokyo-the-ballad-of-shin-miyata/" target="_blank">Learn more about the film in this 2018 JANM blog post by director Akira Boch.</ a> DTSTAMP:20240416T065630Z SUMMARY:JANM Digital Film Festival: Our Man in Tokyo Q &amp\; A URL:/en/events/2020/05/15/janm-digital-film-festival-our-man-in-tokyo-q-am/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR