“CRAFT OF SPEED” TO EXHIBIT WITH JANM AT THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW

The “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary will be exhibiting with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) at the 20th Anniversary Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) on Saturday, 10/11/2025, next to the MOONEYES booth. Like JCCS, MOONEYES is celebrating a momentous occasion this year—its 75th anniversary.

“Craft of Speed” will be promoting its upcoming cinema events. In addition, it will be taking pre-orders of its new “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Photography Book, a companion documentary photography book to the film.

JCCS is a very popular and long-running car show that celebrates Japanese classic cars and its rich culture. This year, it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Because of its important contributions to car culture, it’s part of the Japanese American National Museum’s landmark “Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community” exhibit at the ArtCenter College of Design / Peter & Merle Mullin Gallery, which has been extended to 12/13/2025.

We’re honored to co-exhibit with JANM at the JCCS. The museum is an inspiring leader in the community, preserving vital Japanese American history. Car culture is an integral part of Japanese American and Asian American culture. Oliver Wang, the curator of the “Cruising J-Town” exhibit, and the museum had the vision to launch this groundbreaking exhibit—the first of its kind.

Congratulations to Terry & Koji Yamaguchi & family and the entire JCCS team on your 20th Anniversary! Thank you for your warm friendship and generous support of our documentary. Thank you as well to Oliver Wang and JANM for your great assistance with our film.

20TH ANNIVERSARY JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW / “CRAFT OF SPEED” CO-EXHIBITOR WITH JANM, NEXT TO MOONEYES
Long Beach, California

Saturday, 10/11/2025
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Marina Green Park
386 E. Shoreline Dr.
Long Beach, CA 90802

Parking is across the street and surrounding lots.

To learn more about “Craft of Speed”:
craftofspeed.com

To pre-order the “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Photography Book:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/store/photographybook

To buy tickets to JCCS:
https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/visitor-info/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22565009266&gbraid=0AAAAADx_1kubwvBJq0HDGpno7OOpi_oAK&gclid=CjwKCAjwlaTGBhANEiwAoRgXBY5hsqkofDSpRDj-NKm5BtdFiyTcAGLbv2eIMIkad4S3dasq0bN3WhoCnrcQAvD_BwE

To learn more about JANM’s “Cruising J-Town” Exhibit:
https://www.janm.org/exhibits/cruising-j-town

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR “CRAFT OF SPEED” MOONEYES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING WITH NAMSAYIN AT GRIOT’S GARAGE!

Thank you to everyone who attended our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary screening with Namsayin at Griot’s Garage in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025!

We love the Pacific Northwest with its natural beauty, diverse people, and rich culture. It’s a huge honor to be able to share our film with you.

Our heartfelt thanks to brothers Al-Michael Franco and Walter Franco and their families of Namsayin for partnering with us to present this cinema event. It’s been such a joy working with and getting know them. We can’t help but inspired by their strong commitment to the community, expressed through their company’s powerful tagline, “Community over Cars.”

Our deepest appreciation to Scott Valen, Guy DeVivo, and the entire team at Griot’s Garage, who help people take care of their cars and car culture. Thank you for being a wonderful host for our special event, from turning your beautiful museum into a unique theater to converting your expansive parking lot into a curated car show.

Special thanks to Dhanel Arellano @dhanel.photo and Cheryl Franco @pnwside for the first and second photos, respectively.

Unfortunately, we were’t able to attend this great event because we had become ill. To protect the health of others, we decided to stay home and recover. We were very disappointed not to be able to participate in the event and thank everyone involved. However, we feel very grateful to our entire team for making it possible and all the attendees for the wonderful turnout. Thank you for “always lookin’ out” for us.

We were very moved by the enthusiasm and warmth of all of the attendees. We made this film for you—MOONEYES fans and automotive enthusiasts.

As always, thank you to MOONEYES owner Shige Suganuma and MOONEYES President USA Chico Kodama for traveling all the way to Tacoma to support our cinema event. They had just traveled to Oahu, Hawaii for our screening as part of MOONEYES Hawaii 2025 Ohana Weekend and are in the middle of land speed racing season.

Stay tuned for more special events.

To support Namsayin’s community-driven work:
@namsayin

To support Griot’s Garage’s care of cars and car culture:
@griotsgarage

To pre-order the “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Photography Book:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/store/photographybook

ALOHA FROM THE MOONEYES HAWAII 2025 OHANA WEEKEND / “CRAFT OF SPEED” MOONEYES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING!

Check out a selection of photos from our MOONEYES Hawaii 2025 Ohana Weekend / “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary Screening at the Bob Bosley Museum in Oahu, Hawaii, presented by NAPA Hawaii.

See our official thank you:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/newsarchive/mahalo-from-craft-of-speed

Pre-order the “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Photography Book:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/store/photographybook

“CRAFT OF SPEED” AT THE MOONEYES HAWAII 2025 OHANA WEEKEND

Mahalo to Ryota Katayama, a car enthusiast and photographer, who covered our cinema event as part of the exciting MOONEYES Hawaii 2025 Ohana Weekend! Cars and photography go hand-in-hand—a great way to document the beautiful cars, the vibrant scene, and its rich culture. We’re always inspired by the photographers and filmmakers whom we meet in this inviting space.

Check out Ryota’s great work:
@ikinuku.hawaii

Buy tickets to our screening with Namsayin in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

MAHALO FROM “CRAFT OF SPEED”!

Mahalo to everyone who attended our MOONEYES Hawaii 2025 Ohana Weekend / “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary screening at the Bob Bosley Museum, presented by NAPA Hawaii!

We enjoyed meeting all of the MOONEYES fans and automotive enthusiasts. We loved finding out how we’re all interconnected through cars, bikes, and community.

Our heartfelt thanks to Tad & Janice Matsuno and their family for partnering with us to bring our film to Hawaii. We deeply appreciate your warm hospitality.

Our deepest gratitude to Kirk Hubbard for all his vision and hard work in organizing this cinema event. This screening wouldn’t have been possible without his assistance.

Thank you to Bob & Teri Bosley and the Bob Bosley Museum for hosting our special event and allowing us to turn your beautiful museum into an inviting MOONEYES Hawaii clubhouse.

Thank you to Darryl Turner and NAPA Hawaii for their generous support of our special event. We’re very proud to work with Napa Hawaii, an institution on the islands who helps people to take care of their cars and life’s journeys.

Many thanks to all of our hardworking volunteers, who converted an eclectic museum into a unique theater, turned the art-filled streets of Kaka’ako into a curated hot rod showcase, and welcomed the guests with aloha.

A family gathering is not complete without good food. Thank you for the ono grindz from our vendors: Eva Brand Hot Dogs @ewa_brand_hotdogs_, Ono Viet @onoviethi, and Ramen Spot Beach @ramenspotbeach.

Special thanks to SPOCOM Hawaii for hosting its hip automotive rave.

As always, thank you to MOONEYES owner Shige Suganuma, Emi Suganuma, Chico Kodama, Sandy Kodama, and Wildman for traveling all the way to Hawaii from Santa Fe Springs, California and Yokohama, Japan to support our screening.

MOONEYES Hawaii Ohana Weekend is a fitting name for this special event because it’s filled with love and aloha. Mahalo!

To buy tickets to our next screening with Namsayin in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

To pre-order our “Craft of Speed” Photography Book:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/store/photographybook

“CRAFT OF SPEED” IS NOMINATED FOR “BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY” AT THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL MOTOR FILM AWARDS

We’re excited to announce that our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary is nominated for “Best Feature Documentary” at the 2025 International Motor Film Awards. The black-tie awards gala will take place on Thursday, 10/2/2025 at the majestic Alexandra Palace’s Victorian Theatre and East Court in London.

The prestigious International Motor Film Awards, which has been running for 13 years, is a relatively young awards competition. In this short time, they have become the premiere automotive film awards—“the Oscars of the motoring world.”

We’re deeply honored by this nomination. There are so many great automotive films being produced each year, including feature dramas and documentaries, short dramas and documentaries, commercial and promotional films, journalism and event films, and more. To be nominated along with the other talented nominees, who are all passionate about cars and motorcycles, is humbling.

To be seen by the public and even selected by a respected film festival or awards competition, whether it’s an automotive one or not, is a difficult feat. Every year, there are more than 11,000 submissions to the venerable Sundance Film Festival, which is a good indication of the amount of films being produced annually. This doesn’t include commercial or promotional films or journalism and event films. It also doesn’t include what is known as “content” on social media. In many ways, they are all competing for not just industry awards but more so public attention.

We’re deeply grateful to MOONEYES Owner Shige Suganuma, MOONEYES President USA Chico Kodama, Dean Moon Jr., and the entire MOONEYES family; our talented crew, including Producer/Co-Director of Photography Tuan Tran, Composer Sven Faulconer, Co-Composer Anthony Loomis, Sound Supervisor/Sound Designer & Editor/Foley Artist Jeff Hutchins, Dialogue Editor/Re-Recording Mixer Bruce Greenspan, and Design Director/Graphic Designer Sven Igawa; our Fiscal Sponsor, the respected International Documentary Association; all our generous grantors, donors, and supporters; and MOONEYES fans worldwide.

To learn more about our 2025 International Motor Film Awards “Best Feature Documentary” Nomination:
https://www.motorfilmawards.com/2025

To buy tickets to our screening with MOONEYES Hawaii at the Bob Bosley Museum as part of MOONEYES Hawaii Ohana Weekend, presented by NAPA Hawaii, on Sunday, 8/24/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

To buy tickets to our screening with Namsayin at Griot’s Garage in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

FINDING GOLD IN HAWAII: THE HOT WHEELS MOONEYES / JIM DUNN RACING FUNNY CAR

In Oahu, Hawaii for a screening of our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary with MOONEYES Hawaii, I finally struck gold and discovered a Hot Wheels MOONEYES/Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car as part of a HW Drag Strip Collection at Don Don Donki, a mammoth store from Japan. It was there in plain sight like a gold nugget in the dirt. I even found multiple ones. MOONEYES has been collaborating with Hot Wheels for a long time, creating many collectible die cast cars. I especially love the ones that are based on real MOONEYES cars. This one is modeled after the MOONEYES/Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car with the iconic MOONEYES yellow and black livery. MOONEYES has been sponsoring Jim Dunn Racing for more than 30 years. This long friendship started when talented driver Kenji Okazaki needed to bring in a sponsor to join the team and partnered with Shige Suganuma, the owner of MOONEYES. As a result, Okazaki would become the first non-North American driver to win a NHRA Pro title.

In making our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary, we had the incredible honor of filming legendary Jim Dunn and his racing team. “Big” Jim Dunn, as he’s known, and his gracious family are esteemed ambassadors of the sport. In fact, he was inducted into the Lions Hall of Fame in 2023 and recognized with a NHRA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. He stars in his own documentary, “Funny Car Summer” (1974), which follows him during the heyday of drag racing. What is most inspiring is that he’s now 90 years old and still doing what he loves—a recurrent theme in our film. Needless to say, this Hot Wheels MOONEYES/Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car is special, but you need to know how to recognize gold when you see it.

To buy tickets to our screening with MOONEYES Hawaii at the Bob Bosley Museum as part of MOONEYES Hawaii Ohana Weekend, presented by NAPA Hawaii, on Sunday, 8/24/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

To buy tickets to our screening with Namsayin at Griot’s Garage in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025:
craftofspeed.eventive.org

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