Finding Her Beat

Hear that? It’s the pulsating, earth-shattering beat breaking through thousands of years of gender norms as Japanese drum master Tiffany Tamaribuchi and North Dakotan/Korean adoptee Jennifer Weir train women in the art of Taiko, a percussive art traditionally only performed by men, in preparation for a history-making concert. —M.G.

It’s February 2020 and a group of awe-inspiring women have been working tirelessly for months to put together a historic performance: the world’s first female-led Taiko drummers—an ancient art that has previously been only reserved for men. Battling exhaustion, limited rehearsal time, and the looming threat of a global pandemic, the group will stop at nothing to bring this dream to fruition. Coming together from multiple countries and a variety of backgrounds, these women find strength and belonging in one another and in their shared passion for Taiko. Under the leadership of Jennifer Weir, a charismatic powerhouse whose incredible vision sees the project through, FINDING HER BEAT is a mesmerizing documentary that reframes the days of early Covid as a time of magic, joy, and resilience. —G.S.

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