Special Screening

GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WOODWORKER

Directed by John Nakashima

USA, 2021, 1h 59min, DCP

Special Screening

There are no current or future screenings planned for this film.

Presented by the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin. At the intersection of philosophy, woodworking, and architecture stands George Nakashima (1905–1990). This new film follows his spiritual and aesthetic journey through interviews, archival footage, recordings, and photographs.

Followed by a special panel featuring filmmaker John Nakashima (who is also George Nakashima’s nephew), Mark Macek and Kevin Alter from the UT School of Architecture, and moderated by Chale Nafus.

George-Nakashima still

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