American Nomads

Ben Wu is an award-winning director, cinematographer, and producer, having screened films at Telluride, Tribeca, AFI Docs, and Full Frame. He co-directed, with noted documentarian Albert Maysles, the feature documentary In Transit. His documentary work has appeared on PBS, The NY Times, MTV, VICE, among others.

David Usui began his career producing television for NBC, the Discovery Channel and MTV. As a filmmaker, he has contributed work for The NY Times, the Atlantic and VICE and co-directed the feature length documentary, In Transit with acclaimed filmmaker Albert Maysles which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize. In 2009, he co-founded Lost & Found Films, a non-fiction production company based in NYC that produces documentaries and commercials with brands, ad agencies, broadcasters and NGOs. David studied philosophy and environmental studies at Western Washington University and is currently an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.