Prince of Bohemia in Japan

 

Prince of Bohemia in Japan

The Brooklyn Rail online Screening of "Who Is Lun*na Menoh?

Brooklyn Rail is sponsoring an online showing of "Who Is Lun*na Menoh? a documentary by Jeff Mizushima on Lun*na Menoh and her art/performance work. July 4th. Thank you to The Brooklyn Rail and TOTAH for making this happen. Information here:

 "Who Is Lun*na Menoh? July 4

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" won the Best Documentary at CAAMFEST 2021

 

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" won the best documentary at the CAAMFEST 2021. 

[Who is in "Who is Lun*na Menoh" ] vol.8 - Jeff Mizushima

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" Online Screening for AIFF2021 Festival (VIRTUAL: April 20 & 21, 2021)

 

Hello friends,“Who is Lun*na Menoh?” will be virtually screened at Ashland Indie Film Festival on April 20 and 21, 2021. Tickets are on sale now. You can watch Jeff Mizushima, Lun*na Menoh and Tosh Berman's Q&A after the screening. Don't miss :

Who Is Lun*na Menoh? Tickets

[Who is in "Who is Lun*na Menoh" ] vol.5 - Kristine McKenna

Hello friends, “Who is Lun*na Menoh?” will be virtually screened at Ashland Indie Film Festival on April 20 and 21, 2021. Tickets are on sale now. You can watch Jeff Mizushima, Lun*na Menoh and Tosh Berman's Q&A after the screening. Don't miss it! https://watch.eventive.org/.../play/6...​

Meanwhile, here is our tribute to Kristine McKenna who is in the film "Who Is Lun*na Menoh?"

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" at the Portland International Film Festival

 

Who Is Lun*na Menoh” follows the life and work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her fantastical work, Lun*na’s edgy, witty and beautiful creations are explored.

Director Jeff Mizushima follows Lun*na’s artistic career, showcasing her uniquely individual expressionism and interviewing her family, gallery owners, models, fans, and fellow visual artists & musicians to find out who and what Lun*na Menoh is and why her art, in all of its forms, fits in our world.

Directed by Jeff Mizushima

81 mins | United States | 2020

Documentary

Tickets are available now and you can watch the film online from today, March 5 to March 14.  

Here: Tickets for "Who Is Lun*na Menoh?"

"WHO IS LUN*NA MENOH?" Documentary Screening at Portland International Film Festival March 5 to March 14

 

Today is the day for the premiere of the film "Who Is Lun*na Menoh? directed by Jeff Mizushima, and starring Lun*na. To quote:

Who Is Lun*na Menoh” follows the life and work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her fantastical work, Lun*na’s edgy, witty and beautiful creations are explored.

Director Jeff Mizushima follows Lun*na’s artistic career, showcasing her uniquely individual expressionism and interviewing her family, gallery owners, models, fans, and fellow visual artists & musicians to find out who and what Lun*na Menoh is and why her art, in all of its forms, fits in our world.

Directed by Jeff Mizushima

81 mins | United States | 2020

Documentary

Tickets are available now and you can watch the film online from today, March 5 to March 14. Here:

Tickets & Info for Lun*na Menoh at Portland International Film Festival

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" Premiere at the Portland International Film Festival.

 

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" premiere is at the Portland International Film Festival. Online showing. Screening online Fri, March 5 – Sun, March 14. Tickets here: Who Is Lun*na Menoh?

“Who Is Lun*na Menoh” follows the life and work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her fantastical work, Lun*na’s edgy, witty and beautiful creations are explored.

Director Jeff Mizushima follows Lun*na’s artistic career, showcasing her uniquely individual expressionism and interviewing her family, gallery owners, models, fans, and fellow visual artists & musicians to find out who and what Lun*na Menoh is and why her art, in all of its forms, fits in our world.

Directed by Jeff Mizushima
81 mins | United States | 2020
Documentary

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" a film by Jeff Mizushima

 

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"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?" at the Portland International Film Festival 44

 

The film on Lun*na Menoh is finished and will be shown online at the Portland International Film Festival 44. The ticket is only good in the United States.

"Who Is Lun*na Menoh?” follows the life and work of the extraordinary Japanese artist. From her early career in Japan to the underground music scene in Los Angeles, from fashion show runways featuring her sculptural designs to art galleries showing her fantastical work, Lun*na’s edgy, witty and beautiful creations are explored.

Director Jeff Mizushima follows Lun*na’s artistic career, showcasing her uniquely individual expressionism and interviewing her family, gallery owners, models, fans, and fellow visual artists & musicians to find out who and what Lun*na Menoh is and why her art, in all of its forms, fits in our world.

Directed by Jeff Mizushima

81 mins | United States | 2020

Documentary

Follow this link for tickets to the online screening:

Tickets for "Who Is Lun*na Menoh?"

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Today is Sunday.  The artwork above is "Sol lustitiae" (Sun of Righteousness) a work of art by Albrecht Düer, sometime in the years 1400-1500.  It is a work regarding Sunday. I woke up in my normal manner by finishing off Francis Ponge's "Nioque of the Early-Spring" a book of poems regarding weather in his neck of the woods in France.  Both naturalistic, but with political overtures as well.  An interesting book to read in a hot bath.  I have a problem with my left shoulder where it's stiff and sore.  Never painful, but just feels awkward when I lean against it in bed, or if I move too quickly after stretching the arm.  It feels like arthritis, but how would I know that?  My Japanese friends tell me it's just the sign of old age, and that eventually it will disappear, but will also come back.  And that is the total truth.  

Throughout the day I have to work on the finishing touches on my essay for "Please Kill Me" website.   I'm doing a series of articles/pieces on the role of the music manager.  There are plenty of books on the subject matter, but I'm trying to find obscure figures in that field that needs more proper attention.   It's a fun writing and research project for me.  Beyond that, I'm doing my mom's laundry.  Her washing machine and dryer is downstairs from her duplex apartment and the stairs are hard to manage while carrying laundry.  I assist her by doing the work at home and then bringing it to her the next day.  It's the least I can do for her!   Beyond that, I really enjoy doing the laundry.  Both mine and hers.  My wife and I do separate laundry duties, but often she would take charge of the situation, and do my mom's laundry as well as folding it up and putting it in a large bag.  A skill I lack (out of many) is properly folding the clothes.  That, like my attempts at hairdressing, is doomed to fail. 

Beyond the writing and laundry issues, I find Sundays to be stressful.  I feel I need to relax, and I often think of going to the cinema, but I can't find a movie I want to watch.   I just did a podcast with a filmmaker Jeff Mizushima Here and we discuss the nature of cinema viewing, and how it is different in each medium.  Personally, I love going to the movies, but the cost of the ticket, plus the low quality of a lot of the mainstream films is a real downer for me.  Also, there are theaters  I like to go to, but they are at a distance, especially since I don't drive.  More likely I will go to Skylight Books and let my brain wander among the bookshelves.  

"Tosh Talks" first Podcast: with guest Jeff Mizushima

This is my first podcast production. I'm still doing "Tosh Talks" on YouTube, but wanted to try out another medium, and not worry about the visual aspect of chatting to you - the audience. Here, Jeff and I discuss the issues of film viewing. And making various lists of film watching. Do listen! -Tosh Berman