TT Takemoto
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Biography
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 involvi…
Swing Swish Sway
2026 · Director
For Jina
2024 · Director
Lion in the Wind
2023 · Director
After Bed
2023 · Director
Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung)
2021 · Director
HK Uprising
2021 · Director
Sworded Love
2019 · Director
May 35
2019 · Editor
May 35
2019 · Director
On the Line
2018 · Director
Wayward Emulsions
2018 · Director
Semiotics of Sab
2017 · Director
Warning Shot
2016 · Director
Sex, Politics and Sticky Rice
2014 · Director
Looking for Jiro
2011 · Director
Sab Shimono: Acting “As If”
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Lift Little Tokyo
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Night Swing
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