Sab Shimono: Acting “As If”

On the eve of his eightieth birthday, acclaimed Japanese American actor Sab Shimono reflects on his lifelong commitment to the craft of acting, his struggles against racism and homophobia, and how his life was transformed by gay bars and marriage equality.

Film Maker
Takemoto (Tina Takemoto), TT
Year
2017
Country
USA
Length
10
Language
English
Category
Activism + Protest, Aging, art & artists, Asian, Celebrity, Childhood, Class-struggle, Community, Culture, Education, Families, found footage, gay, Gender, history, Identity, Immigration, Labour, Language, Law, LGBTQ, Love + Hate, media studies, Memory, Oral Histories, Performance, Politics + Policy, Portraits, Race + Ethnicity, Racism, Resistance, sexuality, Society, Theatre, Urban, War + Conflict, Work by Women
Genre
documentary, queer, short