September 9, 2009
On September 9, 2009, Arcanum Productions launches the AMERIKA WANTS YOKO video-blog and online petition. This project rallies support for its film AMERIKA: a notebook in three parts, which is searching for resources to assuage its production costs. Kat, the fictional character of AMERIKA, makes a public plea to artist Yoko Ono asking for her support and endorsement to promote the film.

Visit the AMERIKA WANTS YOKO video-blog and please sign the petition to show your enthusiastic support for independent filmmaking.

Click here to read the press release.

April 1, 2009 8:00 AM
Arcanum Productions Co-Founder, Actress, and Art Director Kaori Mitsushima showcases her artwork in the forthcoming group exhibition entitled "Classic" running from April 21 - April 26, 2009 at the NOW IdeA by Utrecht art space in Tokyo, Japan. The four artists participating in "Classic" re-envision famous western classical paintings. Mitsushima will lend her visual talents to AMERIKA: a notebook in three parts, by contributing the "notebook pages" prominently featured throughout the film.

To view more of Kaori Mitsushima's artwork, visit her blogs: My Shadow is a Cat, and Cats I Know.

March 8, 2009 8:00 AM
Arcanum Productions is pleased to announce its collaboration with French musician Cécile Schott a.k.a. Colleen, whose music will be featured on the score for AMERIKA: a notebook in three parts. Her compositions merge ethereal ambience with acoustic and electronic renderings to produce her signature sound. This prolific musician has already released three albums through The Leaf Label, including her recent LP Les Ondes Silencieuses (2007). Her recorded works harness the rich tones of the viola de gamba, an instrument that evokes cello and guitar. Listen to a sampling of her music on our AMERIKA page.

For more information about Colleen, visit her official website or Myspace page.

February 3, 2009 8:00 AM
AMERIKA co-authors Mika Johnson and Honey S. Lapcharoen were recently featured on the website Paper Tiger, edited by Pittsburgh-based visual artist Lauren Braun. Braun is currently interviewing a variety of artists and creative individuals as part of an ongoing web project. Click to read the interviews with Mika and Honey.

For more information on Lauren Braun and her artwork, please visit her website.

December 10, 2008 8:00 AM
Arcanum Productions announces the launch of ARCANUM TV, an interactive website which allows visitors to view Mika Johnson and Peter Hlinka's short film "YONDER." The site invites audiences to watch the chapters of the film in its originally edited order, or to determine a narrative sequence of their own. Viewers may also submit comments or interpretations of the film. In the near future ARCANUM TV will broadcast interviews and filmmaker commentary for the ongoing film project "Amerika: a notebook in three parts."

Click here to read the press release.

October 9, 2008 8:00 AM
"Casting for AMERIKA: a notebook in three parts continues: Renowned Japanese actress and writer Kimie Shingyoji has joined AMERIKA, taking the role of Ritsuko, the mother of the main character, Kat, and owner of the hostess club featured in the Tokyo portion of the film."

Click here to read the press release.

October 1, 2008 8:00 AM
In May 2008, Mika Johnson and Honey S. Lapcharoen submitted a proposal for "Amerika: a notebook in three parts" to the Sundance Institute's Screenwriters Lab Competition. Over 1,500 applications were received and fifteen percent of the applicants, including "Amerika," were chosen to advance to the next level of competition. The complete "Amerika" screenplay was submitted to Sundance in August and winners will be determined this December.

July 4, 2008 8:00 AM
On July 4, 2008, artist Kaori Mitsushima commences her new visual series entitled "Postcards to Y.O." — an ongoing campaign to correspond with the prolific artist/activist Yoko Ono. This appeal involves mailing Ono one postcard, everyday, with the hopes of meeting and introducing her to the story and merit of the "Amerika: a notebook in three parts" endeavor.

Click here to read the press release.

April 3, 2008 7:30 PM
The Mountain of Signs and Yonder will be screened at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, in Auburn, NY, as part of Making Movies, a contemporary film and video series curated by Terry Cuddy, followed by a presentation by Mika Johnson.

*Screenings are free and open to the public and will be held at the Cayuga Community College Campus on Franklin St. in Auburn, NY in the Technical Building, Room #T229.