Chris Eska
Director

Eska was raised in Ottine, Texas. He studied sociology and art at Rice University before attending UCLA's MFA film directing program. His short films have screened on PBS, at the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmakers' Competition, the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, the Texas Filmmaker's Showcase and at numerous film festivals. After taking a one-year leave of absence from UCLA to backpack across India and Asia, Eska returned to Japan to produce DOKI-DOKI, his master's thesis film. DOKI-DOKI won the UCLA Spotlight Award, Honorable Mention at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, Finalist at the Ozu Film Festival of Japan and has screened at film festivals around the world.

Megumi Kano
Producer

Kano was born in Tokyo and spent her childhood in the suburbs of New York and San Francisco. After college, she moved to Los Angeles and currently attends graduate school at UCLA. DOKI-DOKI is her first work as a producer.

Aya Mitsuhashi
Producer

Mitsuhashi works and lives in Tokyo. She has written and directed several independent short films and is working as a digital video editor while preparing for her next film.

Yasu Tanida
Director of Photography

Tanida graduated from Chapman University’s film program and is a cinematographer for independent films and music videos. He is a Japanese citizen who was raised in Orange County, California.

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