Where Every Story Matters
Spotlighting Women,
Minorities,
Culture.
Hanashi Films, a documentary film production company, was established by Hanna Aqvilin and Shiori Ito.
The company's name, a creative fusion forming 'Hana|shi' which signifies 'story' in Japanese, reflects the core mission of our work. With its foundations in both Japan and Sweden, we are dedicated to crafting documentaries that give voice to women and individuals from minority communities. We have expertise in conducting international co-productions across Japan and Europe.
Our Clients
DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER
At the 2018 New York Festivals, Shiori won a silver award for "Lonely Death" (CNA). She is also a journalist, writing for international news outlets e.g BBC, Politico, Al Jazeera, and her book on Japan's sexual violence, Black Box won the Best Journalism Award at FPAJs.
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Yuta Okamura
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DIRECTOR / EDITOR
Yuta has directed numbers of branded contents, TV shows and music videos in Los Angeles, Tokyo and around the world. He studied directing at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, earning his BA degree.​
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