Roddy Bogawa

Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis

Roddy Bogawa

Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell

This documentary chronicles the long and storied career of Storm Thorgerson, the most famous artist you've never heard of -- the brilliant photographer who created scores of iconic album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

Some Divine Wind

Roddy Bogawa

SOME DIVINE WIND - a rough translation referring to Japanese Kamikaze pilots (on 'God's wind') - is the story of Ben, an American-born young man of mixed parentage, whose father was part of a bombing mission that destroyed his Japanese mother's village and killed her entire family during World War II. Although his father discovers this horrible coincidence when he meets his wife after the war, he keeps this realization secret. Eventually his father has a breakdown, confessing his tragic story, forcing Ben to be torn between his love of his parents and internal feelings of betrayal by his own fervent efforts to assimilate.

I Was Born, But…

Roddy Bogawa

Filmmaker Roddy Bogawa reflects on his childhood in Hawaii and his involvement in the Los Angeles punk scene of the 1970s.

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Randy Barbato, João Pedro Rodrigues

Maria Schneider, Drew Droege

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over the past thirty years. The participating filmmakers have each created a short film for the project, all shot on iPhones.

Four or Five Accidents, One June...

Roddy Bogawa

A literal/metaphorical "map" of anecdotes, jump cut interviews, incorrect "talking head" shots, and hit-and-miss quotations. The film follows the route of a delivery driver encountering various characters, such as the glaucoma-stricken elderly owner of a bed and breakfast and a doctor's office receptionist who steals drugs for her father, a Hollywood producer.