
Robert Akira Nakamura (July 5, 1936 – June 11, 2025) was an American filmmaker and teacher, sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of Asian American media". In 1970, he cofounded Visual Communications (VC), the oldest community-based Asian Pacific American media arts organization in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert A. Nakamura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
2025Third ActMovieas Self
2009A Song For OurselvesMovieExecutive Producer
2007PilgrimageMovie
2002Words, Weavings, and SongsMovieExecutive Producer
2002Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of GrayMovieDirector
2001Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry SugimotoMovieProducer
1996Looking Like the EnemyMovieDirector
1995Something Strong WithinMovieDirector
1984Mississippi TriangleMovieDirector · Additional Sound Re-Recordist
1980Hito Hata: Raise the BannerMovieWriter · Director
1976Wataridori: Birds of PassageMovieDirector
1975Cruisin' J-TownMovieProducer
1975Chinatown 2-StepMovieProducer
1974Pieces of a DreamMovieDirector of Photography
1973To Be Me, Tony QuonMovieProducer
1972ManzanarMovieas Self - Narrator · Director · Writer