AARON WOOLFOLK
NEWS
May 21, 2022
Aaron will speak at JET35, a three-day convention in Seattle, Washington celebrating the 35th Anniversay of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. He will be featured with Marvel Comics writer Zac Davisson in the panel discussion entitled Creators Panel: Telling the JET Story, in which they will talk about how their JET Program experience influenced their creative careers.
April 16, 2022
The Harimaya Bridge is featured in the monthly film series The X Generation: The Indie Films of Gen-X African Americans at the Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, WA. The series is curated by filmmaker and professor Brandon David Wilson. https://bit.ly/3uLDTn3
October 28, 2021
Aaron is featured in Celebration of JET Alumni, the first of several events in the lead up to the 35th anniversary of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in 2022. In the international event held online, Aaron is interviewed about how his JET experience led to him making films in Japan. You can watch the video here: https://bit.ly/3GRt8lv
September 30, 2021
The JET Alumni Film Appreciation Club of Northern California presents The Harimaya Bridge in a week-long online viewing, followed by a live discussion and Q&A with Aaron and producer Ko Mori. You can watch that discussion here: https://bit.ly/3rN6gPI
February 13, 2021
Aaron is featured in the online event Pinoy Jazz & Nico’s Sampaguita, hosted by the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco. In the program, Aaron's film Nico’s Sampaguita is shown along with the documentary Pinoy Jazz, followed by a discussion featuring Aaron, producer/writer/actress Esperanza Catubig, and filmmakers Richie Quirino and Collis Davis.
July 12, 2020
The Berkeley-Sakai Association presents, as a fundraiser for their student exchange programs, an online screening of The Harimaya Bridge and a live discussion with Aaron and producer Ko Mori. You can watch that discussion here: https://youtu.be/X8ibfh0gXlg
May 3, 2018
Family Line is released by Earbud Theater on Apple iTunes and its own website. Listen to it at these links:
Earbud Theater: http://earbudtheater.com
Apple iTunes: http://apple.co/1O2a2aW
February 15, 2018
Principal recording is done on science fiction story Family Line for acclaimed, award-winning anthology podcast series Earbud Theater for release in the spring of 2018
October 19, 2016
Aaron is nominated for a 2016 Audio Verse Award for his podcast science fiction story Renaissance Man in the category Best Writing of an Original, Long-Form, Self-Contained Production. In addition, Earbud Theater is been nominated for Best Original Anthology/Variety Show.
September 27, 2016
Renaissance Man is released by Earbud Theater on Apple iTunes and its own website. Listen to it at these links:
Earbud Theater: http://earbudtheater.com/renaissance-man/
Apple iTunes: http://apple.co/1O2a2aW
May 23, 2016
Aaron's second podcasting effort, the science fiction story Renaissance Man, is recorded for acclaimed, award-winning anthology podcast series Earbud Theater for release in the summer of 2016. Aaron directs his original story.
October 6, 2015
Aaron's podcast ghost story There's Something Going On With Sam is nominated for three 2015 Audio Verse Awards: 1) Best Original, Long-Form, Standalone Drama; 2) Best Original, Long-Form, Standalone Production, and 3) Best Writing of an Original, Long-Form, Standalone Production for Aaron. In addition, Earbud Theater has been nominated for Best Original Anthology/Variety Show.
July 14, 2015
There's Something Going On With Sam is released by Earbud Theater on Apple iTunes and its own website. Listen to it at these links:
Earbud Theater: http://earbudtheater.com
Apple iTunes: http://apple.co/1O2a2aW
April 6, 2015
Aaron's first attempt at podcasting, the ghost story There's Something Going On With Sam, is recorded for acclaimed, award-winning anthology podcast series Earbud Theater for release in the summer of 2015. Aaron directs his original story.
November 11, 2014
The Billie Holiday Theatre in New York, New York produces a staged reading of Bronzeville. This is the theater company's first step towards mounting a full production of the play.
September 20, 2014
Nico's Sampaguita screens at The World's Independent Film Festival in Fremont, California.
September 14, 2014
Aaron serves as a judge for the short film competition at the 4th annual L.A. EigaFest, a film festival of contemporary Japanese films.
March 28, 2014
The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre in San Francisco, California produces a staged reading of Bronzeville at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. This is the theater company's first step towards mounting a full production of the play.
February 21, 2014
The Harimaya Bridge screens at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. Aaron is present to introduce the film and do a question-and-answer session afterwards.
February 14, 2014
Aaron serves as a guest writer for the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens' blog. Here he writes about the nerve-wracking experience of shooting the exterior-heavy The Harimaya Bridge at the height of the rainy season, and why he thinks the weather gods of Japan must really, really like him.
http://morikami.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/guest-blog-aaron-woolfolk-director-of-the-harimaya-bridge/
February 6, 2014
Aaron speaks and answers questions when The Harimaya Bridge screens in Los Angeles, California as part of the "African American/Asian/Asian American Connections: Crossing Borders and Boundaries" seminar. The free screening, sponsored by the Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, is held at the California African American Museum.
November 16, 2013
Nico's Sampaguita screens at ONEFILAM Film Festival in Glendale, California in celebration of Filipino American History Month.
August 24, 2013
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Reel Black Men film showcase in Los Angeles, California.
July 28, 2013
Blogger Hitomi Lei Mockett of Brown Rice: My Blasian Story writes about the experience of seeing Bronzeville.
http://www.brownricemyblasianstory.com/1/archives/07-2013/1.html
July 13, 2013
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Bay Area Independent Filmmaker's Showcase in San Jose, California.
June 29, 2013
Bronzeville begins its second revival run at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Los Angeles, California.
April 11, 2013
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the 13th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.
December 6, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Mini Movie-Fest film showcase in Cupertino, California.
October 26, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Filipino Arts & Cine film showcase in Daly City, California. Lead actress/producer/co-writer Esperanza Catubig, actor JD Charisma, and composer Jonathan Bautista are present for a question-and-answer session.
October 26, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the CINE sa SIPA film showcase in Los Angeles, California. Aaron and lead actor Darion Basco are present for a question-and-answer session.
September 13, 17, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Santa Rosa International Film Festival in Santa Rosa, California.
August 18, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita wins the Vancouver Award at the Colombia Gorge International Film Festival in Vancouver, Washington.
August 15, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita screens at the Colombia Gorge International Film Festival in Vancouver, Washington. Co-writer Jenney Pauer is present for a question-and-answer session.
July, 2012
The Harimaya Bridge begins its run as Movie of the Month on Hawaii's Nippon Golden Network. The film is shown numerous times throughout the month of July.
June 18, 2012
The Harimaya Bridge begins streaming on Netflix.
May 11, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita has its official world premiere screening at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.
May 9, 2012
Nico's Sampaguita has a sneak preview screening at the Clay Theatre in San Francisco, California.
November 22, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge becomes available on Blockbuster Online. People can either buy or rent the DVD/blu-ray, or buy or rent the film on demand.
October 18, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge becomes available to buy or rent on DVD/blu-ray.
September 2, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge becomes available to buy or rent on Apple iTunes.
August 1, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge becomes available on demand on numerous carrier and satellite systems, including Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, AT&T, Verizon, Cogeco (Canada), MTS (Canada), and many more.
July 9, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge screens as part of the 7th Annual Sacramento Japanese Film Festival in Sacramento, California. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
July 2, 2011
The Japan-America Society of Georgia publishes its latest newsletter, which includes an interview with Aaron as a follow-up to his April appearance in Atlanta for a special screening of The Harimaya Bridge. The interview begins on page 24:
http://www.jasgeorgia.org/newsletter/Spring&Summer2011.pdf
May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2011
Aaron's latest film Nico's Sampaguita goes into production.
May 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2011
Bronzeville has a special revival run at the Manzanar National Historic Site in Owens Valley, California.
April 9, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge screens at the 11th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA.
April 3, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge screens in Birmingham, Alabama at the University of Alabama in an event sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Alabama in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Georgia and The JET Alumni Association of the Southeast. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
April 2, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge screens in Atlanta, Georgia at Agnes Scott College in an event sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Georgia and The JET Alumni Association of the Southeast. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
March 27, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge screens in Kansas City, Missouri in an event to benefit victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. The event is sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan, and the local JET Alumni Association chapter.
February 12, 2011
The Harimaya Bridge has a special screening at the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center in Pacoima, California. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
December 5, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the Freer Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.
November 20, 21, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the St. Louis International Film Festival in St. Louis, Missouri.
November 13, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the Daytona Beach International Film Festival in Daytona Beach, Florida.
November 6, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens at the Foreign Language Association of Northern California conference, held at Berkeley City College in Berkeley, California. Following the screening is a lecture by Aaron.
September 21, 2010
The San Diego Asian Film Foundation sponsors a special screening of The Harimaya Bridge at California State University San Marcos in San Marcos, California. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
September 17, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge opens at the historic Grand Illusion Cinema in Seattle, Washington.
August 29, 2010
Aaron gives a speech at the Closing Ceremony of the America-Japan Grassroots Summit at the Kabuki Hotel in San Francisco, California.
August 17, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a second week in both San Francisco, California and Berkeley, California. In Berkeley the film remains at the Oaks Theatre. In San Francisco the film moves (on Friday, August 20th) from the Presidio Theatre to its sister venue, the 4-Star Theatre.
August 14, 2010
Aaron answers questions after the 7:00 p.m. showing of The Harimaya Bridge at the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco, California.
August 13, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge opens at both the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco, California and the Oaks Theatre in Berkeley, California. Aaron answers questions after the 6:00 p.m. showing in Berkeley.
July 24, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the African Diaspora Film Festival (in association with National Geographic) in Washington, DC.
June 20, 23, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the African Diaspora Film Festival (in association with the Consulate General of Japan) in Chicago, Illinois.
June 4, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a seventh week at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii. The film also opens at the Maui Mall Megaplex Cinemas 12 in Kahalui (Maui), Hawaii.
June 3, 2010
CineSource Magazine, a publication covering the filmmaking community of Northern California, interviews Aaron about his journey from growing up in Oakland to making The Harimaya Bridge in Japan.
May 28, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a sixth week at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
May 21, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a fifth week at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
May 15, 2010
Aaron is present at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii to answer questions after several of the day's showings of The Harimaya Bridge.
May 14, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a fourth week at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii. Aaron is present to answer questions after several of the day's showings.
May 7, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a third week at the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii.
April 30, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a second week in both Honolulu, Hawaii at the Dole Cannery Theater and in Irvine, California at the Edwards Westpark 8.
April 28, 2010
Aaron speaks at San Diego City College as part of the school's World Cultures Program's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month festivities.
April 24, 2010
Aaron answers questions after the 7:00 p.m. showing of The Harimaya Bridge at the Regal UA Stonestown Twin 2 in San Francisco, California.
April 24, 2010
Here is a rather personal story on The Harimaya Bridge, our director Aaron, and his family as written by columnist Dave Newhouse in Aaron's hometown newspaper, The Oakland Tribune.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/dave-newhouse/ci_14949545
April 23, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge opens at the Regal UA Stonestown Twin 2 in San Francisco, California; the Dole Cannery Theater in Honolulu, Hawaii; and the Edwards Westpark 8 in Irvine, California. Aaron answers questions after the 7:00 p.m. showing in San Francisco.
April 22, 2010
Nichi Bei Weekly interviews Aaron about The Harimaya Bridge and the issues raised in the film.
April 2, 3, 4, 2010
Aaron answers questions after both the 5:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. showings of The Harimaya Bridge at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Los Angeles, California.
April 2, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge is extended for a second week in both Los Angeles, California at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 and in Detroit, Michigan at the Novi Town Center 8.
March 26, 2010
The Los Angeles Times reviews The Harimaya Bridge and calls it "powerful" and "a unique, complex, consciousness-raising accomplishment."
March 26, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge opens at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Los Angeles, California and at the Novi Town Center 8 in Detroit, Michigan. Aaron answers questions after various evening showings in Los Angeles.
March 25, 2010
Aaron is a guest on Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod on Pacifica Radio Station KPFK 90.7 in Los Angeles, California.
March 21, 2010
Japan Film Society screens Aaron's short films Rage!, Eki, and Kuroi Hitsuji. This is followed by a talk by Aaron on how the shorts led to the making of The Harimaya Bridge. Photographer Joshua Dearing's photos of the event can be seen at the attached link.
http://www.dearingfilm.com/gallery/Aaron-and-the-Pocky-Bridge
March 20, 2010
JATV News, the nightly newscast of a Japanese-language television station in Southern California, covers a special screening of The Harimaya Bridge, including a press conference featuring Aaron and star Ben Guillory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfsew19-wO4
March 18, 2010
Visual Communications and the Coalition for Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) presents a special members-only screening of The Harimaya Bridge at Laemmle's Music Hall 3 in Los Angeles, California. Aaron answers questions after the screening.
March 12, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge opens at the UA Tara Cinema 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
March 6, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens at the at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. Aaron answers audience questions via Skype from Los Angeles, California.
February 28, 2010
The Aurora Foundation (whose development grant in 2002 was the first money anyone contributed to The Harimaya Bridge) presents a special screening of the film at the Aratani Theater in Los Angeles, California. Aaron and lead actor Ben Guillory answer questions after the screening.
February 18, 2010
Aaron wins the Best First Narrative Feature Director award at the Pan African Film and Arts Festival's awards ceremony for his work on The Harimaya Bridge.
February 16, 17, 2010
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the Pan African Film & Arts Festival, in screenings sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) in Los Angeles, California.
February 7, 2010
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, the Consulate General of Japan, the Center for Japanese Studies, and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii sponsor a special screening of The Harimaya Bridge in Honolulu, Hawaii. Aaron is present to answer audience questions after the screening.
January/February 2010
JQ Magazine, the official publication of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni Association of New York, interviews Aaron (an alumnus of the JET Program) about The Harimaya Bridge.
http://jetaany.org/magazine_files/JQ_JanFeb2010.pdf
Winter 2010
Aaron gives his most in-depth interview about The Harimaya Bridge to Manoa Journal, a literary journal based in Honolulu that covers contemporary issues throughout the Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas.
December 6, 2009
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the African Diaspora Film Festival at the Thalia Theatre, Symphony Space in New York, New York.
November 11, 2009
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival in Cancun, MEXICO. Aaron, lead actor Ben Guillory, and producer Ko Mori are present to answer audience questions.
October 16, 19, 2009
The Harimaya Bridge screens in the Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii.
October 14, 2009
Aaron is interviewed by blogger Yayoi Winfrey of Watermelon Sushi World about The Harimaya Bridge and how it relates to biracial and interracial issues.
http://watermelonsushiworld.blogspot.com/2009/10/aaron-woolfolk-and-danny-glovers-big.html
June 2, 2009
The Harimaya Bridge has its World Premiere at the Wald 9 Cinema in Tokyo, JAPAN. Aaron, lead actress Saki Takaoka, and actress Honoka Ishibashi are present to answer audience questions.
May 11, 2009
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan screens The Harimaya Bridge in Tokyo, JAPAN. Aaron and lead actress Saki Takaoka are present to answer audience questions.
April 21, 2009
The Harimaya Bridge has its first screening in Kochi, JAPAN at the Toho Cinemas Kochi. Aaron is present to answer audience questions.
April 17, 2009
Opening night of Bronzeville at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Los Angeles, California.