Our Mr. Matsura
Blending history, photography, and community memory, Our Mr. Matsura illuminates the remarkable life of Frank Matsura, the son of a samurai who emigrated from Japan to rural Washington State at the turn of the twentieth century. Settling in remote Okanogan County, Matsura became the region’s unofficial chronicler, photographing settlers, immigrants, ranchers, miners, and members of the Columbia Plateau tribes with a warmth, curiosity, and humanity that transcended cultural boundaries. Yet his most revealing images may be those he made of himself, playful self-portraits and whimsical tableaux that feel strikingly contemporary, capturing a spirit of creativity and self-invention long before the age of the selfie. Through Matsura’s extraordinary photographs and the memories of those who continue to cherish his legacy more than a century after his death, the film uncovers a singular artist who found joy, connection, and possibility amid a rapidly changing American West. Tender, surprising, and deeply resonant, Our Mr. Matsura is a portrait of a man who used his camera to build community and whose images continue to shape how we see ourselves and one another.PT1H38M2026-10-04enBeth Harrington
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