ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
Bruce Nakashima was a United States Army Ranger, farmer, truck driver, craps dealer, model car wholesaler, and an investor in both racehorses and race cars. He was born in Rohwer, Arkansas during World War II and served in The Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967. In 2018, he decided it was time to tell his story.
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In 2017 David Brodie directed an ad campaign for Subaru, promoting the company’s charitable efforts. For one of these commercials he interviewed Bruce, along with Chris Gordon-Clarke, a fellow veteran who delivered food to Bruce through Meals on Wheels.
David became friends with both men, joining Meals on Wheels and regularly meeting with Bruce, who often told stories about his past, including his birth in an internment camp for Japanese Americans, his harrowing service in Vietnam, and his decades-long search for LV Hendking, his best friend from the Army.
These conversations eventually developed into production on an ever-evolving documentary about Bruce’s life. Over three years, Bruce gave countless interviews, reconnected with friends and family, and finally reunited with LV.
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Before this, David worked for over fifteen years in documentaries and commercials, primarily as an editor. Most recently he cut Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me for Apple+ and Alek Keshishian. He was awarded an Emmy for cutting Errol Morris’s short film Survivors, and edited the Oscar-nominated documentary The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306, examining the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He also edited and executive produced Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski for Netflix and Appian Way. His directing efforts include short films and commercials for Google and Riot Games.