Alisa Aoki

Alisa grew up in the coastal city of Niigata, raised by a British-Italian mother and a Japanese father. Her English education came with a generous helping of British and American films, which quietly planted the seeds for a future in filmmaking.

Determined to pursue her passion, Alisa saved up to attend Visual Arts Osaka, where she studied filmmaking. Her graduation project, Parasite (no, not that one), earned the IMAGICA WEST Award.

She directed her first feature film, One wa Tsuraiyo, while working at a production company in Osaka. Longing for an adventure, she quit her job to attend Tallinn Summer School in Estonia, where she wrote and directed the short, The Local. 

Dedicated to hands-on storytelling, Alisa shoots, edits, and directs her own work, always looking for new ways to express meaning through images.

新潟出身。

母はイギリス系イタリア人、父は日本人。

英語教育のため、幼い頃からイギリス映画やアメリカ映画を浴びるように見て育ち、映画製作に興味を持つ。

ビジュアルアーツ専門学校（現・大阪ビジュアルアーツ・アカデミー）に入学し、映画製作を学ぶ。

卒業制作の『パラサイト』はIMAGICA WEST賞を受賞。

大阪の制作会社で働きながら、初の長編映画『オネエはつらいよ』を監督。

海外での映画製作への興味が高じて、エストニアのタリン・サマースクールに参加し、短編『The Local』を脚本・監督した。

多くの作品で、自ら撮影・編集・監督を手がける。