Ongoing · Ongoing commissioned work
George Ow Jr. — Stories across generations
Historical lectures, community art and family history
About the work
Across several years, George Ow Jr. has commissioned Andrew to record historical talks, document community art and preserve family stories. The relationship grows through individual commissions, with an understanding of the people, places and earlier work that connects each new assignment.
- Andrew’s role
- Filming, interviews, photography and production across individual commissions
- What the work does
- A growing body of recordings and photographs that can support public interpretation, family memory and future storytelling.
“I am very very happy with Andrew’s professional and personal skills and plan to work with him, hire him for a long time.”
The need
Record and share stories that connect family experience, local history and community life.
Andrew’s contribution
Filming talks, conversations and public-art projects, with photography and production shaped around each commission.
What it made possible
A growing body of recordings and photographs that can support public interpretation, family memory and future storytelling.
How the media is reused
The growing collection preserves voices and context across multiple commissions. Earlier recordings and photographs remain available as a reference for later storytelling.
Commissions across several years
2024 · Recorded conversation
A Message to Future Generations
George Ow Jr. · UC Santa Cruz
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2022 · Historical lecture
Blossoms into Gold — The Mekis Sisters
Donna F. Mekis and Kathryn Mekis Miller · Santa Cruz MAH
View project2022 · Public art film & photography
Watsonville Brillante
Kathleen Crocetti · Community Arts & Empowerment
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Selected recordings · Historical lectures
Recording Sandy Lydon
George Ow Jr. commissions · Public history lectures
View projectGeorge as an interview participant
Separately from his commissions, George appears in the MAH films from 2021 and 2026 and is the main interviewee in Honoring Our Ancestors by Sharing History.
2026 · Documentary
Can Culture Transform Communities?
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
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2025 · Documentary
Honoring Our Ancestors
An independent film by Andrew J. O’Keefe II
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2021 · Documentary
Looking Back, Moving Forward
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History · 25th anniversary
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