Kyoko Miyake - filmmaker

Kyoko Miyake is a Peabody-winning Japanese film director and producer based in NY. Her work focuses on intimate character-driven stories, exploring human connections and emotions of those pushing boundaries. She has directed feature length documentary films commissioned by BBC (UK), Arte (France/Germany), NHK (Japan), IKON (Netherlands), DR (Denmark), SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), Yes Docu (Israel), Knowledge (Canada) and many others. Her projects have been supported by Sundance Institute, Cannes Cinefondations, EU MEDIA programs and have been screened and broadcast across the world. She has an M.Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, M.A. in Modern History and B.A. in French studies from the University of Tokyo. Kyoko has worked and lived in three continents, meeting people and finding stories in Europe, North America and Asia.

Affiliations include Directors Guild of America and Video Consortium.