Film Archives - Page 3 of 17

Joan Long

Australian film writer, director and producer

Jeni Thornley

Australian documentary filmmaker

Anna Banti

Italian author, art scholar, cinema critic, and translator

Áine Ní Chanainn

Irish headmistress and co-founder of Cumann Scannán na nÓg

Sallie R Wagner

Sallie R. Wagner was a photographer, author, weaver, and a benefactor and patron of dancer-choreographer Erick Hawkins and his dance company.

Gyo Fujikawa

Gyo Fujikawa (1908–98) was a prolific author, illustrator and designer of children’s books.

Nisei actress Takayo (Tsubouchi) Fischer appeared in dozens of major Hollywood films including Moneyball (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005).

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko JoAnne Miyamoto (1939-) is a songwriter, dance and theater artist, author, and Artistic Director of Great Leap, who found her political and artistic voice in the Asian American movement.

Dorothy Toy

In the decade prior to WWII, the Asian American dance duo Toy and Wing sold out theaters in New York and England, and were featured in three films. While most Asian roles were performed by white actors in yellowface, Toy and Wing broke through barriers constructed by the white entertainment industry and stunned audiences with their undeniable talent.