Kana Hatakeyama is a multifaceted creative force, hailing from Japan and the United States, and currently residing in the vibrant borough of Brooklyn.
As a burgeoning filmmaker, she made her debut as writer-director with the poignant and evocative "okaasan (mom)", a cinematic masterpiece that has garnered widespread acclaim and recognition at numerous prestigious film festivals, including the Brooklyn Film Festival, the Dallas International Film Festival, where it received a Special Jury Award, the New Orleans Film Festival, which bestowed upon it the Audience Award, the Nitehawk Shorts Festival, where it earned both the First Time Filmmaker Award and the Audience Award, and the Nantucket Film Festival, among many others.
Furthermore, Hatakeyama has also established herself as a talented actor, having appeared in notable television shows such as Netflix's "Orange is the New Black" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt".
