Yoshimi Shimizu

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1977, Yoshimi Shimizu studied Japanese painting at Joshibi University of Art and Design before discovering 8mm film at Image Forum Institute of Moving Image. Since 2001, she has primarily produced video works combining animation and live-action, which have been screened in Japan and internationally. She is currently raising her three children while working as an illustrator and occasionally making miscellaneous goods, while hoping to resume filmmaking in the future.