TT Takemoto
TT Takemoto is a queer Japanese American filmmaker and artist exploring Asian American history, sexuality, and identity. Their experimental films delve into hidden dimensions of same-sex intimacy and trauma that exist within Asian and Asian American archives. Takemoto interacts with found footage and archival materials through performance and labor-intensive processes of painting, lifting, and manipulating 16mm/35mm film emulsion using scotch tape, razor blades, and nail polish. By engaging with tactile and sensory dimensions of queer histories, Takemoto conjures up immersive fantasies involving butch surgeons, femme fish filleting, and homoerotic breadmaking. Their films honor queer Asian Americans who lived, loved, and labored together during the prewar era and beyond.
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Looking for Jiro
Director
2011
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HK Uprising
Director
2021
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Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung)
Director
2021
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Sworded Love
Director
2019
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Sab Shimono: Acting “As If”
Director
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Lion in the Wind
Director
2023
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After Bed
Director
2023
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For Jina
Director
2024
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On the Line
Director
2018
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Sex, Politics and Sticky Rice
Director
2014
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Wayward Emulsions
Director
2018
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Lift Little Tokyo
Director