Yukako Fujimori is a Japanese-American filmmaker from Irvine, CA passionate about telling stories about self-identity and the obstacles she has faced as an Asian-American woman in hopes of creating a safe place to foster greater representation, to diversify media, and to amplify other voices. She has a B.F.A. in Film and TV Production from the USC school of Cinematic Arts and was also awarded the Jon M. Chu APAA Cinematic Arts Scholarship Recipient (awarded to filmmakers who push social change in the Asian American community). Senior year, She was 1 of 4 directors chosen to direct a senior thesis that became a NFTTY Programmer’s Pick, Chattanooga Film Festival Selection, DC Shorts International Winner of Best Horror Short, and was eventually acquired by ALTER to stream on YouTube and Tubi. She has directed Academy award winning actor Chris Tashima and has also have worked in entertainment content and editing at NBCUniversal, post production at A + E Studios, talent management at Iconic Talent Agency and RBEL, and have helped in community organizations such as CAPE and non-profits such as Go For Broke through the Getty Foundation. In addition to filmmaking, she’s immersed in music having played the trombone and tuba and enjoys creating niche Spotify playlists, she’s also a food enthusiast proven by her Gold Status on Open Table (yes it’s a real thing LOL) and an avid Yelp user always looking for new food/restaurants to try.