Far East L.A. – Barrio Beats x Taiko Streets

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MoNa is a Japanese-born, Los Angeles-based rapper and singer whose passion and commitment toward Chicano culture has led her to be featured in major news outlets, and even inspired a character in a play about East L.A.

Maceo Hernandez is an accomplished Chicano taiko drummer whose love for the traditional Japanese instrument took him on a dramatic journey to Japan that ultimately forced him to rethink and adapt his artistry in a new direction.

Through these stories, we explore questions around cultural appropriation versus appreciation, and what it means to search for one’s authentic voice in unlikely places.

Credits
Producer: Rubén Guevara III, Natsu Furuichi
Executive Producer: Carrie Lozano, Lois Vossen, Royd Chung, Stephen Gong, Donald Young, Sandie Viquez Pedlow
Director of Photography: Kristel E. Gomez
Editor: Jun Shimizu, Adam Bonsib
Composer: Tangelene Bolton
Sound Designer: Gabriel Fragoso, Jeremy Daniels
Music: APM
Supervising Producer: Susan Cohen
Senior Manager, Short-Form Content at ITVS: Pamela Torno
Supervising Producers for LPB: Luis Ortiz and Gloriana Paz
Post-Production Supervisor: Raul Mendez
DIT/PA/On-Set Photographer: Erika Ito
Additional Editing by: Gustavo Stebner and Lee Arter
Gaffer: Lucky D. Atkare
Camera Operator/ Assistant Camera: Chirag Chopra
Camera Operator/ Assistant Camera: Jordan Dash
Production Assistant: Joaquin Montes Huerta
Main Title Animation & Design: Lorenzo Mercanti and Elisabetta Vedovato
Motion Graphics: PixTweak Digital Arts Studio
Colorist: Eric Vent
Music Supervisor: Jocelyn Brown
Accountant: Stella Perez
Transcriptions: Amy K. Swan
Copyright Counsel: Jaszi Butler LLC
Fiscal Sponsor: Visual Communications