The “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary will be celebrating its U.S. Premiere, presented by MOONEYES and Humanist Films. A live screening will take place at the beautiful Lions Automobilia Museum in Rancho Dominguez, California on Saturday, 7/20/2024 and then a virtual screening for the U.S. will be held from Saturday, 7/27/2024 to Saturday, 8/3/2024.
SYNOPSIS:
For 30 years, Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese/Japanese American hot rodders, helped save Moon Equipment Company, an iconic American speed parts company, rebrand it as MOONEYES, preserve legendary founder Dean Moon's legacy, and popularize hot rod culture in Asia. As Asian/Asian American pioneers in their industry, they battled against racism and xenophobia and ultimately created a global following. Now, Shige is attempting to grow hot rod culture despite declining interest in hot rods, and Chico is handcrafting a new race car to try to break a second land speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats.
Four years in the making, this 2-hour feature documentary covers the entire history of MOONEYES. This version of the film has “burned in” captions to increase accessibility. Be one of the first to see this new and extraordinary film, which recently received a prestigious Silver Remi Award in the “Features - Documentary” category from the 57th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.
Our deepest thanks to Shige Suganuma & Family; Chico Kodama & Family; Dean Moon, Jr. & Family; the entire MOONEYES family; our esteemed interviewees; our talented crew; our loving families; and all of our generous sponsors, donors, & supporters. Special thanks to our gracious host, the Lions Automobilia Museum. This U.S. Premiere is dedicated to MOONEYES fans, for whom we made this film.
“CRAFT OF SPEED” U.S. PREMIERE
LIONS AUTOMOBILIA MUSEUM
Rancho Dominguez, California
Live Screening
Saturday, 7/20/2024
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Screening
Lions Automobilia Museum
2790 E. Del Amo Blvd.
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221
*The ticket price includes museum admission.
Virtual Screening
Saturday, 7/27/2024 to Saturday, 8/3/2024
U.S. Only
*After this film becomes available on 7/27/2024 at 12:00 a.m. PDT, you’ll have 7 days to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 4 days to finish watching.
Buy tickets:
craftofspeed.eventive.org
mooneyes.com
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