Chie Hayakawa (born August 20, 1976)[1] is a Japanese film director and screenwriter based in Tokyo.[2]
Personal life and education
editHayakawa graduated from the New York School of Visual Arts in 2001. Her various early short films were screened at the school's gallery and film festivals.[3] She gave birth to two children in New York and returned to Tokyo in 2008.[4]
Film career
editIn Tokyo, she enrolled in a one-year film program at a night school whilst working.[4] Her thesis film, Niagara, was selected for the screening[5] at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014,[6] and won the Grand Prix at the Pia Film Festival.[7]
In 2022, her first feature film Plan 75, won the Caméra d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[8][4]
References
edit- ^ "Chie Hayakawa". D'A Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2022-10-14). "'Plan 75' Review: Japan's Thought-Provoking Oscar Submission Chides Society for Disrespecting Its Seniors". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Chie HAYAKAWA". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ a b c Rich, Motoko (2022-06-17). "A Filmmaker Imagines a Japan Where the Elderly Volunteer to Die". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Handler, Rachel (2022-05-20). "Chie Hayakawa's Plan 75 Quietly Devastates Cannes". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Schenker, Jack (2023-05-02). "A Conversation with Chie Hayakawa (PLAN 75)". Hammer to Nail. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Gray2008-07-25T11:52:00+01:00, Jason. "Naked Of Defenses picks up top prize at Japan's Pia fest". Screen. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "『PLAN 75』早川千絵監督、カンヌでカメラドール特別表彰の快挙：第75回カンヌ国際映画祭｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2024-02-10.