Mabel Miyasaki, 98, is a sassy second-generation (Nisei) Japanese American, born and raised in Colorado. In Mochi Mamas, Mabel tells of how her mother taught her the New Year's Day tradition of making mochi and how she's passed it on to her daughters and granddaughters.
Official selection Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival 2024 and Atlanta DocuFest 2024
My role: Director and editor
Produced by Angie Golden Henry
Color by Jack Caswell
Super 8 scanned by Nicki Coyle, The Negative Space
Thank you Tammy Golden, Missy Golden, and Yoshi Shibao