
J.T. Takagi is a third generation Japanese-American independent filmmaker who works as the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, a media arts center in New York City. An award-winning filmmaker and sound recordist, Takagi’s directorial credits include The Women Outside, Community Plot, Homes Apart: Korea and Bittersweet Survival, the latter two made with Christine Choy. In addition to this, Takagi teaches at the City College of New York and the School of Visual Arts and works with several Asian American community groups.
2017Resistance at Tule LakeMovieConsulting Producer
2007BanishedMovieSound
2004The Rise & Fall of Penn StationMovieSound Recordist
2001The Chinatown FilesMovieSound Recordist
1996The Women OutsideMovieDirector
1996It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in SchoolMovieSound
1992Cousin BobbyMovieSound Mixer
1991Stormé: Lady of the Jewel BoxMovieSound
1991Homes Apart: KoreaMovieDirector · Sound
1990AzulMovieSound
1988POVTV showDirector · 1 episodes
1987Working GirlsMovieSound Recordist
1987Langston Hughes: The Dream KeeperMovieSound
1985Namibia: Independence Now!MovieSound
1984Community PlotMovieProducer · Director
1984Mississippi TriangleMovieSound · Assistant Camera
1983Fei Tien: Goddess in FlightMovieSound
1982Bittersweet Survival: Southeast Asian Refugees in AmericaMovieDirector · Sound · Associate Producer