Finding Her Beat (2022)
Big drums, big dreams.
89 min
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.
- Release date
- October 9, 2022
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Kaoly Asano
- Michiko Todokoro Buchanan as Self
- Megan Chao-Smith
- Jennifer Cho as Self
- Sean Dembowski as Self
- Jeff Ellsworth as Self
- Craig Johnson as Self
- Liz Kane as Self
- Chieko Kojima
- Junko Kumamoto as Self
Crew
- Dawn Mikkelson · Director
- Keri Pickett · Director
- Dawn Mikkelson · Producer
- Jennifer Weir · Producer
- Me-Lee Hay · Composer
- Shiho Fukada · Cinematographer
- Keri Pickett · Cinematographer
- Caroline Stucky · Cinematographer
- Nanne Sørvold · Cinematographer
- Sam Kaiser · Editor
- Dawn Mikkelson · Editor
- Keri Pickett · Editor
- Carrie Shanahan · Editor