Changing Season: On the Masumoto Farm

Chihiro Wimbush (filmmaker) and Nikiko Masumoto, organic farmer/artist/writer

Stevenson 101
9:30 AM

Chihiro Wimbush is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker dedicated to telling stories that inspire transformation. He has worked on a wide range of projects around the world sharing empowering community stories from around the world and every walk of life; he recently edited the award-winning “Changing Season: On The Masumoto Family Farm” about a year in the peach orchards of a Japanese American family. Nikiko Masumoto is an organic farmer and artist who combines her passions for organic farming and creativity in writing, storytelling, and community-based art. Her background in community-based art emerged from graduate studies in Performance as Public Practice (MA, University of Texas, at Austin) and continued her work; she has contributed to national conversations about the arts and sustainable farming through performances of her own plays nationwide and her service on several key farmers’ and arts boards.