Special Screening
GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WOODWORKER
Directed by John Nakashima
USA, 2021, 1h 59min, DCP
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752
Pricing
$13.50 evening / $11 matinee (available M-F for shows before 6 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Presented by the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin. At the intersection of philosophy, woodworking, and architecture stands George Nakashima (1905–1990). This new film follows his spiritual and aesthetic journey through interviews, archival footage, recordings, and photographs.
Followed by a special panel featuring filmmaker John Nakashima (who is also George Nakashima’s nephew), Mark Macek and Kevin Alter from the UT School of Architecture, and moderated by Chale Nafus.
