Yoko Okumura

Birth : , Japan

History

Yoko Okumura is a Japanese-American writer, director, and performer based in Los Angeles, California. Born in a Buddhist temple in Japan and raised in the frostbite of Minneapolis, Yoko is genre-fluid. She has a BFA in Film/Video from CALARTS and an MFA in Film Directing from the American Film Institute.

Profile

Movies

Unseen

Director

Sam receives a call from Emily, a near blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Can she survive using Sam as her eyes via video call?

Dream World

Editor

Dan and Rhiannon Humes are filmmakers who craft their fans' dreams and fantasies into personalized, custom videos. The husband and wife team shoot the scripts their fans write and commission. Some are silly, some are sexual, and some are deeply personal experiences the fans want to recreate. Dan and Rhiannon's world is changed forever when they receive an unusual request they can’t refuse.

Basic Witch

Director

After a night of bad sex, Lily decides to use magic to educate her new boyfriend, Brian. She brews an enchanted pumpkin spice latte and by drinking it Brian learns some hard truths about empathy, consent, and just who exactly he’s dating.

Strawberries Will Save the World

Director

Yuko Okumura is the biggest strawberry enthusiast living in Bloomington, Indiana. A member of an online community of strawberry lovers, she shares her strawberry collection and obsession with friends from around the world. Yuko has big plans to show the world the power that strawberries hold and happiness they can bring to humanity.

Astronaut: The Last Push

First Assistant Camera

When a tragic accident cuts short the first manned mission to explore life on the moons of Jupiter, Michael Forrest must make the 3 year journey home to Earth in pure solitude

SIT

Director

This is a film about my family. My father is a Japanese buddhist monk. He is the head of a small temple in Bloomington, Indiana where he lives with my mother and my brother. My father became ordained at the young age of 22 and have since sat in meditation for over 30,000 hours of his life. At the age of 22 my brother lives at home with them and looks for his own purpose. The apple may appear far from the tree but it seems when it comes to searching for purpose we are all the same.

Etheria Film Night Shorts 2020

Director

For more than half a decade, Etheria Film Night has been one of the world’s most respected showcases of new horror and genre films made by emerging women directors. The 2020 Etheria Film Night Shorts Lineup includes Waffle (directed by Carlyn Hudson), Maggie May (directed by Mia'kate Russell), Basic Witch (directed by Yoko Okumura), The Conversion Therapist (directed by Bears Rebecca Fonte), Offbeat (directed by Myrte Ouwerkerk), The Final Girl Returns (directed by Alexandria Perez), LIVE (directed by Taryn O’Neill), Man in the Corner (directed by Kelli Breslin) and Ava in the End (directed by Ursula Ellis)