Chie Hayakawa (born August 20, 1976)[1] is a Japanese film director and screenwriter based in Tokyo.[2]
Personal life and education edit
Hayakawa 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 edit
In 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.