{"id":3121,"date":"2021-07-10T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T10:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:01:30","slug":"happy-birthday-cary-joji-fukunaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2021\/07\/10\/happy-birthday-cary-joji-fukunaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Cary Joji Fukunaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Asanat Odeyale<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joji<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Fukunaga,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an American filmmaker<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, director, and writer, was born on July 10, 1977.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0first<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0gained notoriety\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for writing and directing the 2009 film,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sin\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nombre<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and then for the 2011 adaptation of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jane Eyre<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. He\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">even became the first director of Asian descent to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">win a Primetime Emmy award for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outstanding<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Directing for a Drama Series for the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HBO series,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">True Detective<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fukunaga\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was chosen to direct the 25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0installment of the James Bond film,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No Time to Die<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">marking Daniel Craig\u2019s final time playing the British secret service agent, 007. Fukunaga has vowed to stay consistent with the Bond tradition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but still make this film extraordinary\u2014unlike the others.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Take a look<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fukunaga\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">giving us his take on directing the film:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g4aSE4FhbG4\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g4aSE4FhbG4<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">appy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Birthday Cary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joji<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Fukunaga<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! If you want to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">watch\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fukunaga\u2019s work, you can find these popular movies\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and shows\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that he has directed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">written\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the AU Media Collection:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sin\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nombre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DVD 6188)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jane Eyre (DVD 11799<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It (DVD 15321)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">True Detective (DVD\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12429)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Asanat Odeyale Cary\u00a0Joji\u00a0Fukunaga,\u00a0an American filmmaker, director, and writer, was born on July 10, 1977.\u00a0He\u00a0first\u00a0gained notoriety\u00a0for writing and directing the 2009 film,\u00a0Sin\u00a0Nombre\u00a0and then for the 2011 adaptation of\u00a0Jane Eyre. 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