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Emiko Omori

Emiko Omori

DirectorCinematographerActorEditorProducer 1979–2024 (45 year career)
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Biography

Emiko Omori has traveled the globe for more than 30 years as a cinematographer for many award-winning documentaries. Omori taught filmmaking in California and Hawai‘i and was the San Francisco Bay Area's first Asian American female news cameraperson. Omori has produced several nationally acclaimed documentaries including: Tattoo City, a documentary about the art of Japanese-style full body tattooing by artist D.E. Hardy; Hot Summer Winds, a drama based on two short stories by Nisei writer Hisaye…

Known For

The Times of Harvey Milk
Film

The Times of Harvey Milk

Additional Camera
Regret to Inform
Film

Regret to Inform

Cinematography
Black Is… Black Ain’t
Film

Black Is… Black Ain’t

Additional Photography
Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World
Film

Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World

Director
To Chris Marker, an Unsent Letter
Film

To Chris Marker, an Unsent Letter

Narrator (voice)
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
Film

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

Thanks
Exquisite Moving Corpse
Film

Exquisite Moving Corpse

Director
Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May’s Photo Studio
Film

Vanishing Chinatown: The World of the May’s Photo Studio

Director

Filmography

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