​Join us at the Closing Reception of

Asian American Heritage Month

as we celebrate the Spokane premiere of

the award-winning documentary feature, THIRD ACT —

an exploration on art, activism, grief, and fatherhood

about the godfather of Asian American media, Robert Nakamura, through the lens of his son, Tadashi.

 

Friday, May 29, 2026 |  6pm, doors at 5:30pm 

 

Q&A with filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura after the screening  Free hot tea & treats from Lunarium, while supplies last

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TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! — FREE SCREENING!

(Donations encouraged for those who have the capacity to contribute

so ACL can continue making their programs accessible.)

 

Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “The Godfather of Asian American media,” but his son, Tad, calls him Dad. As the filmmaking son of a filmmaking legend, Tad uses the lessons his dad taught him to decipher the legacy of an aging man who was a child survivor of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, a successful photographer who gave it up to tell his own story, an activist at the dawn of a social movement—and a father whose struggles have won his son freedoms that eluded Japanese Americans of his generation. As Parkinson’s Disease clouds his memory, Tad sets out to retrieve his story—and in the process discovers his own. The two have made films together, with Robert always by Tad’s side. 

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This year, our Asian American Heritage Month programming follows those crossings through culture, story, art, care, and social justice — bridging generations, bridging art and action, bridging our relationship to the environment, and bridging isolation into community. Every crossing lays a stone. Every act of solidarity strengthens the arch. Be the Bridge.