• Kenji Hayasaki

    Director/Producer

    Born and raised in Japan, Kenji had an early interest in American culture and cinema. He has moved to the U.S. as a teenager to follow his passion.

     

    Since graduating from Tisch School of the Arts, Kenji has directed and produced numerous projects, several being screened in top international film festivals.

     

    Kenji directed / produced "Forgotten People", screened at cultural institutions worldwide, and co-produced “Out of My Hand”, which premiered at Berlinale and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

     

    While maintaining creative independence as a filmmaker, Kenji has worked on hundreds of productions as a key personnel, many of which come from his home country.

     

  • Selected Director Works

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    Forgotten People

    Documentary Short

    Director/Producer/ Shooter/ Editor

     

     

    *Please Contact for viewing.

     

    Ol' Fren

    Music Video

    Director/Producer/Editor

     

     

    Oh When My Lady Comes

    Music Video

    Director/Producer/Editor

    Cyborgata

    Music Video

    Director/Producer

     

    Cycle Mode International

    TV/ Web Commercial

    Director/Producer/Editor

     

    Blusand Products Promo

    Web Commercial

    Director/Producer/Editor

     

     

     

  • Selected Producer Works

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    Out of My Hand

    Narrative Feature

    Dir. Takeshi Fukunaga

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    Tell Yo Papa

    Music Video

    Dir. Amy Leonard

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    Hervé Chapelier

    Fashion Video

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    J Trip

    Corporate Film

     

  • Festivals / Screenings

    As Director/Producer
    Forgotten People (2021)
    American Indian Film Festival (San Francisco, CA)
    Red Nation International Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
    Minikino Film Week (Bali, Indonesia)
    Durango Independent Film Festival (Durango, CO)
    Cine Lebu (Lebu, Chile)
    Jumara Festival de Cine Indigena de Panama (Panama)
    FICSO: International Festival of Social Cinema (Argentina )
    International Ethnovideographic Festival (Zamora, Spain )
    Cine+Video Indigena (Santiago, Chile)
    Ficwallmapu (Temuco, Chile)

     

    Ol' Fren (2016)
    European Media Art Festival (Osnabruck, Germany)
    Procida Film Festival (Procida, Italy)

     

    Brain Bug (2009)
    Rome Independent Film Festival (Rome, Italy)
    UTB Hollywood's Picture Battle (Cable TV, CA)
    Queens International Film Festival (Queens, NY)

     

    Balis (2007)
    WorldFest Houston (Houston, TX) *Remy Award Winner
    FEST New Directors New Films Festival (Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal)

     

    Life (2005)
    Toho Cinemas Student Film Festival (Osaka, Japan)
    Con-Can Movie Festival (Internet, Japan)
    First Run Film Festival (New York, NY)

     

    Gallery/Museum Screenings
    Museo Etnografico (Zamora, Spain)
    Museo Precolombino (Santiago, Chile)
    HPGRP Gallery (New York, NY)
    Cave Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
    Hun Gallery (New York, NY)

     

    As Producer
    Out of My Hand (2015)
    Berlin International Film Festival/Panorama (Berlin, Germany)
    LA Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA) * Grand Jury Awards Winner
    Independent Spirit Awards /John Cassavetes Award
    Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal, Canada)
    Raindance Film Festival (London, UK)
    Japan Cuts (New York, NY)
    Stockholm Film Festival / Spotlight Section (Stockholm, Norway)
    New Orleans Film Festival (New Orleans, LA)
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