Umi Ishihara

Umi Ishihara

Director

Umi Ishihara is an Artist and Director based between Tokyo and London. Her work explores experimental narratives that weave together personal memories and social issues.Within their films, themes of politics, community and alienation from society are common. Umi’s dedication to examining the possibilities of activism through the process of filmmaking are apparent and her work has been shown in museums and film festivals worldwide. 

This has includedThe Centre Pompidou, ICA London, BFI Southbank, South London Gallery, International Film Festival Rotterdam, CPH:DOC, The National Museum of Art Osaka, Fukuoka Art Museum and Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Most recently Umi’s work has been broadcast on the BBC4 and Amazon Prime Original.