We’re excited to announce that after four years of hard work, “Craft of Speed,” our feature documentary about MOONEYES, is now completed. It’s been an incredible honor working on this film and documenting the lives of Dean Moon, Dean Moon, Jr., Shige Suganuma, and Chico Kodama. We created this film with an extraordinary crew and post-production team: Tuan Tran, Producer/Co-Director of Photography; Sven Faulconer, Co-Composer; Anthony Loomis, Co-Composer; Jeff Hutchins, Sound Supervisor/Sound Designer & Editor/Foley Artist; Bruce Greenspan, Dialogue Editor/Re-Recording Mixer; Sven Igawa, Design/Director Graphic Designer; Kan Taniguchi, Japan Unit/Producer; Peter Grasse, Japan Unit/Producer/Mr. Positive; Meng Du, Japan Unit/Associate Producer/Mr. Positive; and James Honeycutt, Japan Unit/Director of Photography. Our film wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of Shige Suganuma, Chico Kodama, Dean Moon, Jr., the MOONEYES family, our sponsors, donors, and supporters. As part of the AutoMoto Film Festival’s special Winter 2023 event on Sunday, 12/10/2023, we’re presenting a Sneak Peek, a 20-minute preview, of our film. Join us for this early look at the film.
“Sneak Peek” Screening and Q&A:
AutoMoto Film Festival / Winter 2023
Sunday, 12/10/2023, 7:30 p.m.
South Park Center (USC Tower)
1139 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
To visit the “Craft of Speed” official site:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/
To learn more about the “Craft of Speed” Sneak Peek:
https://www.automotoentertainment.com/filmfest-winter-2023
To buy tickets to the AutoMoto Film Festival / Winter event:
https://automotoentertainment.ticketsauce.com/e/automoto-film-festival-winter-2023
"CRAFT OF SPEED" IS INTERVIEWED BY GNARLY MAGAZINE
Recently, we had the honor of being interviewed by Jeffrey Alexander for Gnarly Magazine. The article will appear in their July 2023 issue. However, you can read the online version for free in the sneak peak of their new website. A quarterly publication, Gnarly Magazine specializes in Kustom Kulture, from hot rods and motorcycles to artists and pintstripers to their vibrant community. We’ve always loved magazines. While we enjoy social media, we deeply appreciate traditional media, which invites you to read in-depth articles and pour over beautiful photography at your own luxurious pace. So we applaud Gnarly Magazine for their strong commitment to print. Thank you to writer Jeffrey Alexander, publishers Johnny VonGnarly and Hot Rod Chuck, and Gnarly Magazine for this great honor.
To read the online article:
http://gnarlymag.com/mooneyes-documentary-celebrates-kustom-kultures-international-unity/
To learn more about Gnarly Magazine:
https://gnarlymagazine.com/
WHITTIER LIBRARY TO SCREEN “THE TALES OF THE RAT FINK” AND “CRAFT OF SPEED” TRAILER
The Whittier Library’s Reel Club documentary film club will be hosting a screening of “The Tales of the Rat Fink,” a wonderful feature documentary about artist/pinstriper/custom car designer, Ed Roth, on Monday, 3/20/2023, at 6:00 p.m. As part of this special event, we’ll be presenting our “Craft of Speed” trailer. Dean Moon and Ed Roth were close friends and powerful icons in the hot rod industry. MOONEYES continues to be good friends with the Roth Family and honors Roth’s important legacy. Thank you to the Whittier Library, Jacqueline Sanchez, and Rachel Fiore for this incredible opportunity.
“The Tales of the Rat Fink” Screening
“Craft of Speed” Trailer Presentation by Director Ming Lai
Monday, 3/20/2023, at 6:00 p.m.
Whittier Library
7344 Washington Ave.
Whittier, CA 90606
To learn more about the screening of “The Tales of the Rat Fink”:
https://www.whittierlibrary.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/10958/1646
To watch the “Craft of Speed” trailer:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/trailer
“CRAFT OF SPEED” IS FEATURED ON MAKINA DRIVERS CLUB
We had the pleasure of meeting Nick Tolosa, the founder of the Makina Drivers Club, at the Mooneyes New Year Party 2023. Inspired by the inaugural MOONEYES New Year Party in 2022 and his longtime love of cars, he launched his own car culture lifestyle brand. Honoring his ethnicity, Nick named his company, “Makina,” which means “machine” in Filipino. We love not only the evocative name of his company but also the immense pride in where it’s based—Eagle Rock, California and Honolulu, Hawaii. His brand is not limited by a specific make or model of car but embraces all types of cars and drivers. His clothing line includes warm tributes to a local Eagle Rock European and Asian auto parts store and a beloved Hawaiian drag racer. We appreciate the great design of his brand and even more so his strong sense of community. Thank you to Nick and Makina Drivers Club for featuring “Craft of Speed” on their site.
Visit the Makina Drivers Club site:
https://makinadriversclub.com/
Follow them on social media:
@makinadriversclub
“CRAFT OF SPEED” IS THE IDA-SUPPORTED DOC OF THE WEEK
Thank you to the International Documentary Association for selecting our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary as their IDA-Supported Doc of the Week, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! In “Craft of Speed,” we document the important work of Shige Suganuma and Chico Kodama, two Japanese/Japanese American hot rodders and speed industry leaders, in preserving the legacy of Dean Moon, a legendary hot rodder and speed equipment pioneer. We also show how they battled against racism and xenophobia in their impassioned work. Representation matters. Hopefully, stories about this subject can help combat the rise of racism and violence against not only Asians and Asian Americans but all races. The IDA is the respected fiscal sponsor of our film as well as our previous feature documentary, “Visions of Warriors.” We’ve had the honor of working with them for a long time. We appreciate their continuing support of our work.
To learn more about “Craft of Speed”:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/
To learn more about the IDA and donate to our documentary project:
https://www.documentary.org/project/craft-speed-mooneyes-documentary
"CRAFT OF SPEED" IS INTERVIEWED BY THE AUTOMOTO FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL
Thank you to the AutoMoto Film & Arts Festival for interviewing us regarding our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary! It was a huge honor to talk with this fast-growing festival that specializes in car and motorcycle culture. We deeply appreciate the festival’s generous support of our film. Thank you to the entire team at AutoMoto, including Fred LoBianco, Davis Powers, Jeremy Cable, Scott Parker, Aaron Kahan, and Ben Kahan. Thank you as well to the Valley Relics Museum for hosting the interview.
To watch the interview:
https://youtu.be/w5_iiC5upWE
To learn more about the AutoMoto Film & Arts Festival:
https://www.amfilmfest.com/craft-of-speed
To learn more about Valley Relics Museum:
https://valleyrelicsmuseum.org/
“CRAFT OF SPEED” IS FEATURED ON SPEEDHUNTERS
The “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary Trailer #1 and crowdfunding campaign is featured on Speedhunters, one of our favorite sites. We love their dedicated coverage, in-depth articles, and beautiful photography of global car culture. They passionately bring together all different genres of cars and their enthusiasts, documenting this powerful global movement. The article was written by Vladimir Ljadov, a talented automotive journalist and photographer whose work can be seen here. Thank you to Vladimir Ljadov, Brad Lord, and Speedhunters for this huge honor.
To read the article:
http://www.speedhunters.com/2022/02/craft-of-speed-the-mooneyes-documentary-is-coming/
To watch the trailer:
https://vimeo.com/653297485
To donate to our crowdfunding campaign:
https://craftofspeed.wedid.it/campaigns/10132-craft-of-speed-mooneyes-documentary-fundraising-campaign-2022
“CRAFT OF SPEED” MOONEYES DOCUMENTARY TRAILER #1 DROPS ON LUNAR NEW YEAR
We’re excited to announce that our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary Trailer #1 will be dropping on Tuesday, 2/1/2022, the Lunar New Year. We’ll also be launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for post-production costs. Our feature documentary project has been an amazing journey. We started it in October 2019. Despite the extreme challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, we’re about to finish filming and will transition to editing. Thank you to our fiscal sponsor, grantors, donors, and supporters. Our film wouldn’t be possible without your generous support.
To watch the trailer:
https://vimeo.com/653297485
To donate:
https://craftofspeed.wedid.it/campaigns/10132-craft-of-speed-mooneyes-documentary-fundraising-campaign-2022