Fox Nakai
Moshi moshi! I’m a filmmaker based in Oakland, California. I work with community organizations to craft emotional stories that inspire action. I specialize in stories about diaspora, food, and language.
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Recent Work
Mr. Lee's Story and How KCCEB Is Empowering Korean Immigrant Seniors
Jikimee, which translates to "Guardian" in Korean, works with isolated, monolingual seniors, empowering them to become community advocates.
Stella Artois
Bryant Terry partnered with Stella Artois to tell the story of one of the most important ingredients of the African Diaspora – black-eyed peas.
People's Kitchen Collective | EARTH SEED
Rooted in Octavia Butler’s Parables series, the legacy of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, and the diaspora of the global south, EARTH SEED enacts radical hospitality as a survival practice. It does so by deepening our relationships with BIPOC activists, artists, educators, farmers, youth, and elders.
SFM Food Bank
Mike is a volunteer and former participant at the Food Bank pantry on Treasure Island. He credits the Food Bank and his relationships at the pantry for helping him transform his life.
Past Clients
Independent Films
Use of Force: The Policing of Black America
As reports of fatal police violence continue to flood the headlines, Use of Force: The Policing of Black America shines a light on not only the circumstances of these cases but how to improve the system as a whole and heal the communities they impact.
Role: Offline Editor
Illustrating Black History
What started with George McCalman examining his own place in the world eventually evolved into a collection of 145 original portraits and profiles that celebrates Black pioneers — famous and little-known — in politics, science, literature, music, and more.
Role: Editor
Film Accolades
Contact
film@foxnakai.com