NOW STREAMING: In this film Rossi tells the story of Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, aka Mr. Tornado, a prominent Japanese-American researcher who was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of many severe weather phenomena and known for creating the Fujita scale of tornado intensity and damage. Premiered nationally on PBS/American Experience on May 19, 2020.

A ROSSI FILMS PRODUCTION FOR AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY MICHAEL ROSSI EDITED BY MARK DUGAS NARRATED BY JOE MORTON COORDINATING PRODUCER MELISSA MARTIN POLLARD ASSOCIATE PRODUCER PETER J. BRANT ORIGINAL SCORE BY P. ANDREW WILLIS CINEMATOGRAPHY JASON LONGO  EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARK SAMELS AND SUSAN BELLOWS

Photo: Anthony Boccaccio/NG Image Collection