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‘A Walk with Richard’ Short Film Screening w/ Live Q&A – First Friday at Roberson Museum
November 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
free
Enjoy half-price admission to the museum and free docent led tours of the mansion for November’s First Friday Art Walk.
Roberson Museum is proud to present the local premiere of Jon Walley’s short film, A Walk with Richard. Featuring a live Q&A with the director and subject of the film after the screening. Seating is limited to 50 per screening, first come first serve.
While this screening is FREE to attend, donations to the project are encouraged. Your donation will directly support future film festival and public screenings of ‘A Walk with Richard.’ Donations can be made Here.
The film will screen at 6 PM with a live Q&A with Jon and Richard following at 6:15 PM.
There will be a second screening of the film, with no Q&A at 8PM.
About the Film: A Walk with Richard is an intimate portrait of a first- generation Japanese immigrant and restauranteur who firmly believes in “protecting” the customer, his business and his legacy. Richard landed in Vestal, NY in 1975 and opened Kampai, a Hibachi restaurant that same year.
Richard has always instilled the values of putting the customer first for over five decades and that legacy continues with his three children who now run the restaurant. Richard is retired but still pops in and out of Kampai to perform his rituals like cleaning the parking lot by-hand every morning before opening and closing out the last nights books. Our short film shares intimate moments with Richard and his family, illustrating what all of us in Vestal, NY have known about him for a long time. It is time to share his story with a larger audience and celebrate his legacy.
About the Director: “I’m an award-winning Director and DP working on primarily commercial and documentary films.
I have always been drawn to stories about legacy, process and people who make things of all kinds. My approach to any project begins with asking questions to reveal the true creative potential of a project. My thoughtful and visual storytelling techniques combined with my inquisitive nature have served me well throughout my career in independent film and commercial production. My goal is to inspire creativity and provoke conversation using my voice as a filmmaker, I am growing that voice with each film I put into the world, igniting curiosity wherever I go.”
For a full list of venues participating in this month’s art walk, visit: https://broomearts.org/in-the-community/first-friday/
