Founders
Cannon Hersey
Co-founder and producer on Hiroshima 8:15. Artist and social entrepreneur whose work spans documentary, public art, education and cultural exchange. He founded CrossPathCulture in New York in 1998.
Community
People behind the work.
1Future works with artists, producers, organisers, curators, translators, hosts, teachers and archivists. Some relationships span decades; others are project-specific.
Founders
Taku Nishimae
Co-founder, COO and producer on Hiroshima 8:15. A Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and journalist who has worked with Hiroshima's hibakusha for more than thirty years.
Steward
Koko Kondo
Executive producer, Hiroshima 8:15. Daughter of Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto and a lifelong voice for peace and reconciliation.
Advisers
Rajiv Joshi
Impact producer, founder of Bridging Ventures and Associate Dean for Climate Action at Columbia University.
Advisers
Atsushi Imai
Strategic partner of 1Future, co-founder of World Village and adviser on finance and long-term international partnership.
Artist
Akira Fujimoto
Artist and collaborator whose work shapes the Future Memory body of work and wider 1Future practice.
Artist
Mari Ishiko
Artist and collaborator connected to Future Memory and the wider 1Future cultural practice.
Creative direction
Todd Sines
Director, creative director, and musician whose NYC studio, + SCALE, has led film, commercial, advertising, and experience since 2000. Provides creative leadership for 1Future across brand, direction, and storytelling.
People at work
Some relationships span decades; others are project-specific.
1Future's community includes artists, producers, organisers, curators, translators, hosts, teachers and archivists.
Cannon Hersey and Taku Nishimae met in 2004 and founded 1Future together in 2015, building on documentary, public art, education and Hiroshima work.
Permission, shared decisions, authorship and active consent.
We build long-term relationships, ask permission, share decisions, credit authorship and create space for people to speak for themselves. Credit follows authorship. Benefit follows contribution.
Work with usWays in
Specific invitations for people and institutions.
Make something with us on clear, fair terms.Bring the work into a classroom, museum, campaign or public room.Host a gathering.Fund research, access, education, archive or participation.Introduce someone whose work should be known.