Yoko Okumura

Yoko Okumura

출생 : , Japan

약력

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.

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Yoko Okumura

참여 작품

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.
쥬피터 스타쉽
First Assistant Camera
목성의 위성인 ‘유로파’에 생명체가 살지도 모른다는 것을 알게 된 인류는 역사상 가장 위험한 탐사를 준비하게 된다. 이번 임무를 책임지고 있는 ‘월터 모핏’은 ‘마이클 포레스트’와 ‘네이선 밀러’ 두 명의 우주 비행사에게 탐사 임무를 맡기고 두 사람은 전 세계인들의 응원과 기대 속에 우주로 출발한다. 하지만 우주선이 우주진과 충돌하며 탐험 시작부터 문제가 생기고, 그로 인해 네이선까지 사망하는 최악의 상황에 이른다. 홀로 남은 마이클은 지구로 귀환하기 위해 좁은 우주선 내에서 장비를 고치며 고군분투하지만 시간이 점점 흐르면서 신체적, 정신적으로 고통을 받게 된다. 통제 센터와 끊임없이 통신을 하며 마침내 장비를 고친 마이클은 지구로의 귀환을 준비하지만, 얼마 지나지 않아 모두의 반대에도 무릅쓰고 새로운 선택을 하게 되는데...
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)