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Reiko Tahara is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts at Temple University. She also teaches at Hunter College (MFA in Integrated Media Arts), NYU, and DCTV. Her primary affiliations include Temple, New School, City College, and ongoing roles since 2009. She co-founded the Uno Port Art Films festival (2010) in Okayama, Japan, focusing on independent films from underrepresented communities.
Educated at Waseda University (Tokyo), The New School (NYC), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (journalism studies on scholarship), she has been mentored by documentary legends Deirdre Boyle, Rea Tajiri, and Alan Berliner. Her work spans experimental documentaries exhibited globally at SXSW, Margaret Mead FF, Walker Art Center, and venues in Japan, Brazil, Sri Lanka, and Singapore.
Research interests include documentary theory/history, world cinema, Asian cultural studies, and innovative fundraising strategies. Her work emphasizes marginalized voices through Third Cinema frameworks and hybrid anthropological approaches. She has received major grants from NEA, NYSCA, and Mellon Foundation, alongside Japanese government fellowships.
- Awards: NEA, NYSCA, Jerome Foundation grants; Emerging Artists Overseas Fellowship
- Grants: Center for Asian American Media, Mellon Transformative Learning
Teaching spans 14+ years across 5 institutions, covering courses like 'Documentary Production,' 'Japanese Cinema,' 'Fundraising for Independent Media,' and 'Documenting Asian/Asian-American Histories.'
Led the Uno Port Art Films festival since 2010, blending art and cinema under 'Life, Art, Film' themes.
