Eric Nemoto dispels the myth that everyone is either left or right brain dominant. In his previous career in higher education he was the person to see for analytical reasoning; whether it was understanding federal regulations as a Financial Aid Administrator (University of Hawaii at Manoa and private consultant, 1985-1994), devising recruitment strategies as an Associate Dean of Enrollment Management (Chaminade University, 1994-2010), or as an Executive Director of a vocational school (Med-Assist School of Hawaii, 2010-2013). At the same time he amassed an impressive creative resume (along with relevant experience in the performing arts field) to such an extent that he now finds his life driven by four powerful forces – a passion for acting, an obsession for writing, a charismatic energy for directing, and a manic organizational ability for producing. As an actor, he founded, and is still the president of, TAG – The Actors’ Group, a community theatre that over the past 20 years has developed into Honolulu’s go-to place for compelling drama; where as a stage actor he is a two-time Po`okela recipient (Hawaii’s annual theatre awards) for excellence in acting (Oleanna, 2001, Miso, 2010). In film, he played visionary Shigeo Yoshida in Tom Coffman’s acclaimed documentary The First Battle  (Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) 2004 and Hawaii public TV), portrayed the dying father in Tim Savage’s short film Cutback (HIFF 2007, and a holiday staple for the New Hope Christian Fellowship Church), was in Bob Bates’ Hotel Street as a crooked cop (HIFF 2011, one of a series of short films in The Short List), and was among the family dealing with an impending tsunami in Jay Hanamura’s segment of 6B: An Anthology Of Hawaii Films (HIFF 2011). He also appears as the violent Tamotsu in Ed Sakamoto’s thriller Obake Neko (Director Denny Hironaga). He has a bachelors degree (Political Science) from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a masters degree from Oregon State University (College Student Services Administration), and a screenwriting certificate from the UCLA Extension Writers Program (the largest program of its kind in the U.S.). As a writer, he has written 149 feature length movie scripts (including Serenergy Productions’ Parts Of The Same Circle, which was screened at HIFF 2012 and the 2013 Big Island Film Festival (BIFF), and for which he co-directed and acted in a lead role), 14 produced plays (including Merry Christmas, Roberta, Best Play Po`okela award, 2008, co-written with Michael Wurth and Jon Brekke, five that were written for, and produced with, filmmaker Jeff Katts revolving around his Soul Saviour and Jackie Claxton universes, and Building Permit, TAG’s most successful – 11 shows, 11 sold out performances – production, eight television programs documenting the work of local artists (Artists Of Hawaii), training videos for the State Department of Education, and a children’s book (Getting Ready For Kindergarten) with his wife, Mary Ann, which has been distributed to local preschools. As a director he has directed 11 stage plays and nine independent movies. As a producer he has produced 17 independent movies – Parts Of The Same Circle, Natural Reaction, Tiramisu On The Beach, Juniper Lane, So Close Shig, World Buffet, Before The After, The Landline Detective, Closing Costs, The Curse Of Witness Protection, Grab, Covid Release, Ramon Runyen, Prof Blood – Basketball’s First Great Coach, Where Are We Going, Shikata Ga Nai, Find Me, and The Trials Of Two Marys – as well as served as an associate producer of One Team (the documentary of Father Kenneth Bray, Iolani School’s legendary football coach, voted Best Short Film, HIFF 2012). He has also been in numerous TV commercials, voiced over many a radio ad, and appeared in principal roles on both Lost and Hawaii Five-O. Eric spends most of his time operating the production company he founded and owns, Yellow Brick Studio, which represents five uniquely creative ventures – LegacyVision Films (customized movies), Soul Sessions USA (original music), 5miles (marketing videos), Serenergy (film platform), and ForesT  (script library). He has also taught acting for years, conducting his weekly Just Act acting classes which are taught through the ADR Agency, one of Hawaii’s top model and talent agencies. He is also the developer of All Hawaii TV, a Roku TV channel dedicated to video content about Hawaii. Believing that he must see as much of this world before finally leaving it, Eric has, to date, visited 38 of the 50 U.S. states as well as 13 other countries, most with his wife, Mary Ann, with whom he has been married to since 1980. Mary Ann, their son, Cory, daughter, Kristen Lee, son-in-law, Aaron “Iwi” Jay, and future stars in the making, granddaughters Winter Jay and Autumn Jay (the “seasons”), round out Eric’s beautiful family.