People

Chie Hayakawa

Japan

Biography

Born in Tokyo, she studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her short film, Niagara (2014), was selected in the Cinéfondation section at Cannes Film Festival 2014 and received awards in numerous international film festivals. Her short film Plan 75 was the opening segment of anthology feature Ten Years Japan (2018) executive-produced by Hirokazu Kore-eda. The short was expanded into her feature film debut Plan 75, which was awarded the Camera d’Or Special Mention at Cannes Film Festival 2022.

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