"One Fine Day" video, created by Group Project Filmmaking Collective and performed by Margaret Ozaki Graves
Project Description
Over time, it has become more and more uncomfortable to portray caricatures of our own Japanese American ethnic heritage. Using the famous aria from Madama Butterfly, "One Fine Day" shows the strength and value of Asian and Asian American women beyond that of the established stereotypes. Through provocative means (content/trigger warning: yellowface), we hope to draw attention to the dangers wrapped up in the portrayal of Asian women through stereotypical and fetishizing tropes. One in five AAPI women experience contact sexual violence and unwanted non-contact sexual experiences.
About the Artist
Group Project is a collection of filmmaking creatives with high standards and believe in storytelling, attention to detail and integrity. Japanese American soprano Margaret Ozaki Graves has performed at Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera, Arizona Opera, in Weimar (Germany), across Colorado and many other places. In 2022 she gained her first credit as contributing librettist for Ruben Piirainen’s new opera READY (OR NOT). Margaret can be found on social media at @ozaki_graves.