Haruna Azumi is a Japanese filmmaker, director, and producer based in New York. Born in Tokyo and raised in the rich natural landscapes of Hokkaido. She has crafted compelling narratives across films, documentaries, branded content, music videos, and TV shows. Her directorial debut, the short documentary EKIDEN, premiered at the 2022 Asian American International Film Festival. As a producer, she worked on the internationally acclaimed feature film Born Balearic: Jon Sa Trinxa and the Spirit of Ibiza, which was selected for film festivals such as Seeyousound (Italy) and Doc’n Roll (UK) and screened at 12 movie theaters in Japan. Haruna’s latest documentary, currently in post-production, tells the story of her grandmother, who spent her final years living with Alzheimer’s disease. The film centers on the piles of diaries she left behind – a daily record of memory and identity – and the home where she lived. Told from the perspective of a granddaughter retracing her everyday life, the film documents the ‘traces of life’ she left behind and reimagines the ‘scenes she might have seen’ as she lost her memories.”
