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MEDIA

MEDIA FROM 2020 & 2021 - HERbeat Concert Performers

HERbeat video presentation at 1st World Taiko Conference

MPR NEWS: Taiko women come together in St. Paul to beat drums, make history

STAR TRIBUNE: Female Taiko Drummers Pick up the beat

FOX 9 Morning Buzz

MSP MAG: HERbeat Taiko All Stars

JAZZ88 Interview: TaikoArts Midwest presents HERbeat

THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES - “A Conversation with the filmmaker of an Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film FINDING HER BEAT”.

NICHI BEI - “Asian women taiko players show the world that if they can fight through adversity to do what they do, then you can too. And not just in taiko, but in life itself.”

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER: FINDING HER BEAT “Exhilarating!”

FILM LEAF JOURNAL OF CINEMA - “Ebullient and hopeful.”

SAN FRANCISCO GATE - “For a bit of inspiration - and who can't use a gallon of that right now? - beeline to Dawn Mikkelsen and Keri Pickett's documentary "Finding Her Beat".

CBS BAY AREA - “A crowd pleaser.”

DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD: Exclusive Clip of Finding Her Beat before World Premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

ABC 10 SACRAMENTO - “Wowing audiences at film festivals and gaining Oscar heat.”

THAT NERD SHOW - “A great film and full of inspiration marked by fantastic performances.”

DARKSKYLADY REVIEWS - “The music is magnificent, the doc honest about the hardships, and beauty.”

MUSIC CITY DRIVE IN - “A story of people who draw a hard line for peace, art, creation, and allowing voices to be heard.”

Podcast Interviews

Selig Film News (Dallas, TX), 11/3/22 - Interview with Filmmakers
Lights Camera Austin, 11/2/22 - Interview with Jim Brunzell, Sound Unseen Festival Director
The Fog of Truth, 10/26/22 - Not Depressing Docs
Muse TV, 10/15/22
‘Finding Her Beat Screens at Newport Beach Film Festival - Interview - FanboyNation, 10/15/22
Thisfunktional, 10/11/22
The Hollywood Times, 10/1/22
Films Gone Wild, 10/21/22

MAJIC 95.5 MUSIC (Austin, TX) - “Don’t miss Finding Her Beat at Sound Unseen Film Festival”

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO ART HOUNDS - “Irresistible’.

MINNESOTA NOW WITH CATHY WURZER - Interview with Directors of FINDING HER BEAT.

A STAR IN MY OWN UNIVERSE - “It’s a big film masquerading as a small one.

Find it.

See it.”

THE CURRENT - “hits hard upon universal themes of the pursuit of equity, and the rewards of hard work.”

FILM THREAT - 10/10 - One of the year’s most engaging and captivating documentaries.

CINE SUFFRAGETTE - “Delivers truly inspirational content”

MEDIA

MEDIA FROM 2020 & 2021 - HERbeat Concert Performers

HERbeat video presentation at 1st World Taiko Conference

MPR NEWS: Taiko women come together in St. Paul to beat drums, make history

STAR TRIBUNE: Female Taiko Drummers Pick up the beat

FOX 9 Morning Buzz

MSP MAG: HERbeat Taiko All Stars

JAZZ88 Interview: TaikoArts Midwest presents HERbeat

THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES - “A Conversation with the filmmaker of an Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film FINDING HER BEAT”.

NICHI BEI - “Asian women taiko players show the world that if they can fight through adversity to do what they do, then you can too. And not just in taiko, but in life itself.”

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER: FINDING HER BEAT “Exhilarating!”

FILM LEAF JOURNAL OF CINEMA - “Ebullient and hopeful.”

SAN FRANCISCO GATE - “For a bit of inspiration - and who can't use a gallon of that right now? - beeline to Dawn Mikkelsen and Keri Pickett's documentary "Finding Her Beat".

CBS BAY AREA - “A crowd pleaser.”

DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD: Exclusive Clip of Finding Her Beat before World Premiere at Mill Valley Film Festival

ABC 10 SACRAMENTO - “Wowing audiences at film festivals and gaining Oscar heat.”

THAT NERD SHOW - “A great film and full of inspiration marked by fantastic performances.”

DARKSKYLADY REVIEWS - “The music is magnificent, the doc honest about the hardships, and beauty.”

MUSIC CITY DRIVE IN - “A story of people who draw a hard line for peace, art, creation, and allowing voices to be heard.”

Podcast Interviews

Selig Film News (Dallas, TX), 11/3/22 - Interview with Filmmakers

Lights Camera Austin, 11/2/22 - Interview with Jim Brunzell, Sound Unseen Festival Director

The Fog of Truth, 10/26/22 - Not Depressing Docs

Muse TV, 10/15/22

‘Finding Her Beat Screens at Newport Beach Film Festival - Interview - FanboyNation, 10/15/22

Thisfunktional, 10/11/22

The Hollywood Times, 10/1/22

Films Gone Wild, 10/21/22

MAJIC 95.5 MUSIC (Austin, TX) - “Don’t miss Finding Her Beat at Sound Unseen Film Festival”

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO ART HOUNDS - “Irresistible’.

MINNESOTA NOW WITH CATHY WURZER - Interview with Directors of FINDING HER BEAT.

A STAR IN MY OWN UNIVERSE - “It’s a big film masquerading as a small one.

Find it.

See it.”

THE CURRENT - “hits hard upon universal themes of the pursuit of equity, and the rewards of hard work.”

FILM THREAT - 10/10 - One of the year’s most engaging and captivating documentaries.

CINE SUFFRAGETTE - “Delivers truly inspirational content”

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