Justin Kaminuma is a Japanese-American filmmaker whose personal work explores film as a meditative medium through diaristic and experimental techniques, while his commissioned work seeks to apply these processes through a broader collaborative approach. He explores themes of childhood and coming of age with dream-like and nostalgic visuals.
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CV:
Education
Emory University
B.A Film & Media Studies
Summa Cum Laude
Personal
2021 - Moments In Between - Short Film, Experimental, 2:00
Beyond The Short, Luna Magazine, Retrospective of Jupiter
2020 - Finding Summer - Short Film, Experimental, 2:11
Vimeo Staff Picks, Booooooom
2017 - Moments of Lonely - Short Film, Experimental, 2:04
Booooooom, Between YOU&ME (Exhibition)
2016 - To See The Sky Again - Short Film, Experimental, 4:00
Scout Film Festival, Best Drama Winner
Commission
2022 - Genevieve Stokes ‘Habits’ - Music Video
Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist
2022 - Vance Joy ‘In Our Own Sweet Time’ - Album Lyric Videos
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2022 - Vance Joy ‘Don’t Fade’ - Lyric Video, Artwork
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Designer
2021 - Clubhouse ‘NO WAY!’ - Music Video
Director, Editor
2021 - Clubhouse ‘Flipside’ - Music Video
Director, Editor
2021 - Montell Fish ‘Natural High’ - Music Video
Cinematographer, Editor
2021 - Arden Jones ‘Carsick’ - Music Video
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2021 - Flawed Mangoes ‘2AM’ - Music Video, Visualizers, Artworks
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Designer
2021 - Phil From Havéa ‘199X’ - Music Video
Director, Editor
2020 - Flawed Mangoes ‘Nothing Good Will Come Of This’ - Music Video, Artworks
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Designer
2020 - dj poolboi ‘don’t be so hard on yourself’ - Music Video
Director, Editor
2020 - Fully Bold ‘Life Needs Haircut’ - Music Video, Artworks
Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Designer
2017 - Shallou ‘All Becomes Okay’ - Music Videos
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Talks
ICA Boston / Scout Film Festival ‘Artists on the Cusp’
Contact
jkaminuma@gmail.com