Thank you to everyone who attended our “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Documentary screening with Namsayin at Griot’s Garage in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday, 8/30/2025!
We love the Pacific Northwest with its natural beauty, diverse people, and rich culture. It’s a huge honor to be able to share our film with you.
Our heartfelt thanks to brothers Al-Michael Franco and Walter Franco and their families of Namsayin for partnering with us to present this cinema event. It’s been such a joy working with and getting know them. We can’t help but inspired by their strong commitment to the community, expressed through their company’s powerful tagline, “Community over Cars.”
Our deepest appreciation to Scott Valen, Guy DeVivo, and the entire team at Griot’s Garage, who help people take care of their cars and car culture. Thank you for being a wonderful host for our special event, from turning your beautiful museum into a unique theater to converting your expansive parking lot into a curated car show.
Special thanks to Dhanel Arellano @dhanel.photo and Cheryl Franco @pnwside for the first and second photos, respectively.
Unfortunately, we were’t able to attend this great event because we had become ill. To protect the health of others, we decided to stay home and recover. We were very disappointed not to be able to participate in the event and thank everyone involved. However, we feel very grateful to our entire team for making it possible and all the attendees for the wonderful turnout. Thank you for “always lookin’ out” for us.
We were very moved by the enthusiasm and warmth of all of the attendees. We made this film for you—MOONEYES fans and automotive enthusiasts.
As always, thank you to MOONEYES owner Shige Suganuma and MOONEYES President USA Chico Kodama for traveling all the way to Tacoma to support our cinema event. They had just traveled to Oahu, Hawaii for our screening as part of MOONEYES Hawaii 2025 Ohana Weekend and are in the middle of land speed racing season.
Stay tuned for more special events.
To support Namsayin’s community-driven work:
@namsayin
To support Griot’s Garage’s care of cars and car culture:
@griotsgarage
To pre-order the “Craft of Speed” MOONEYES Photography Book:
https://www.craftofspeed.com/store/photographybook
