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16-672: Woolfolk is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Aaron Woolfolk (born 1969), American film director, screenwriter and producer Andre Woolfolk (born 1980), American football cornerback Andre Woolfolk (musician) (1950–2022), American flautist, percussionist, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone player Austin Woolfolk (1796–1847), American slave trader Butch Woolfolk (born 1960), former American football running back and kick returner Corey Woolfolk (born 1983), American soccer forward who currently plays for

32-675: A Master of Fine Arts degree in Film with an emphasis on directing. The Harimaya Bridge The title references the Harimaya bridge in Kochi city , which is connected to a well-known Japanese story about forbidden love. The film is produced by Ko Mori and Aaron Woolfolk . Executive producers are Danny Glover , Naoshi Yoda, and John Kim. Co-producers are Muneyuki Kii and Tatsuya Kimura . Associate producers are James Lane and Lee Rudnicki. The film's theme song, " Shūten: Kimi no Ude no Naka ",

48-702: A deep background in music, having played violin for several years. He also played viola, piano, and flute. As a teenager he was a member of Berkeley Youth Orchestra and Young People's Symphony Orchestra . As a student at the University of California Berkeley he was a member of the University Symphony. Woolfolk is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley , where he received bachelor's degrees in Ethnic Studies and Rhetoric. He later graduated from Columbia University , where he received

64-464: A limited independent release in the United States in 2010. His play Bronzeville , which he co-wrote, opened to critical acclaim in 2009 and has since enjoyed two successful revivals. His podcast dramas There's Something Going on With Sam and Renaissance Man were nominated for numerous awards in 2015 and 2016. Woolfolk was the recipient of an ABC Entertainment Talent Development Grant, and

80-480: A mother and son who try to figure out why the once-friendly ghost living in their home has suddenly become cruel and vicious. It received three 2015 Audio Verse Awards nominations in the categories Best Writing of an Original, Long-Form, Standalone Production; Best Original, Long-Form, Standalone Drama; and Best Original, Long-Form, Standalone Production. His second effort was the 2016 science fiction story "Renaissance Man", which he wrote and directed. The story concerns

96-497: A nomination for an Ovation Award in the category Best Playwriting for an Original Play. They were also nominated for an NAACP Theater Award in the category Best Playwright. In 2015 Woolfolk started collaborating with Earbud Theater , a podcast anthology series that produces radio-like dramas in the vein of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits . Woolfolk's first effort was the horror story "There's Something Going on With Sam", which he wrote and directed. The story deals with

112-653: A number of awards and screened in several film festivals. Woolfolk's feature directorial debut, The Harimaya Bridge , which starred Danny Glover , Ben Guillory , Saki Takaoka and Misa Shimizu , won a number of awards, including Best First Time Feature Director at the Pan African Film Festival. The San Francisco Examiner named it "one of the best films of the year," while the Los Angeles Times called it "powerful" and "a unique, complex, consciousness-raising accomplishment." The film

128-582: A struggling musician who discovers a secret that allows him to get everything he desires... at a price. It received a 2016 Audio Verse Awards nomination in the category Best Writing of an Original, Long-Form, Self-Contained Production. In 2017 Woolfolk will direct his original story "Family Line". Woolfolk is a veteran of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET). He taught junior high school English in Kōchi Prefecture , Japan. Woolfolk has

144-583: A very strong dislike for the Japanese people. He was very rude towards them in the beginning. He disrespected their culture as well on several occasions. One time he ignored the Japanese people when they told him to take off his shoes when he entered the home he was staying in with them. It took him a few minutes to get him to respect their wish and take off his shoes. While the father was in Japan he found out many things he never knew about his son. For one, his son

160-460: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aaron Woolfolk Aaron Woolfolk (born in Oakland, California ) is an American film director , screenwriter , producer , and playwright . He shot his first feature film The Harimaya Bridge in Kōchi Prefecture , Japan and San Francisco . The film had a nationwide theatrical release in Japan in the summer of 2009, and had

176-583: The 1920s Marie Woolfolk Taylor (1893–1960), one of the sixteen founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Woolfolk . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woolfolk&oldid=1138917753 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

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192-608: The San Francisco Seals Donna Woolfolk Cross (born 1947), American writer and the author of the novel Pope Joan, about a supposed female Catholic Pope from 855 to 858 Dorothy Woolfolk née Dorothy Roubicek (1913–2000), pioneering woman in the American comic book industry Elliott Woolfolk Major (1864–1949), American lawyer and Democratic politician from Pike County, Missouri Lewis Woolfolk (1896–?), American Negro league pitcher in

208-731: Was invited to screen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The film had a nationwide release in Japan and an independent release in the United States, and is also available on DVD and VOD via Netflix, Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Xfinity, and Cinemanow. Woolfolk collaborated with fellow playwright Tim Toyama in writing Bronzeville . It was developed by The Robey Theatre Company , which produced it in association with The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Bronzeville had its world premiere on 17 April 2009 and enjoyed an extended, sold-out run. Woolfolk and Toyama received

224-435: Was later a Walt Disney Studios / ABC Entertainment Writing Fellow. For his first film, the short Rage! , Woolfolk won a Directors Guild of America award. His short films Eki and Kuroi Hitsuji , both shot in rural Japan, won several awards, screened in international film festivals, and played on cable television. Woolfolk's short film, Nico's Sampaguita , centered around San Francisco's Fillmore Jazz District, also won

240-490: Was married to a Japanese woman and they had a child together. The father and his son clearly did not share a strong, loving and respectful relationship. In one scene, the two got in a fight and the father kicked the son out of the home. This was the last straw for the son and might have caused him to move to Japan and keep his life under wraps from his father. Towards the end of the film the father experiences some things that make him confront his hatred and disrespectfulness towards

256-450: Was sung by Japanese singer Misono , who released the song as her 13th single. The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a car crash. While there, he discovers some secrets his son has left behind. The Harimaya Bridge is a film about racism and forgiveness. The main character lost his son and had to go to Japan to retrieve some of his son's paintings. The father (main character) had

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