Erika Nakayama
Directing
Biography
Erika Nakayama is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and actress. She started studying acting in 2010, working primarily with stage performances until 2019 when she made her directorial debut with "Tekkin Hanabi" (鉄筋花火). Before working in the entertainment industry, she was a teen instructor at a cram school and a high school teacher for 1 year.
Known For
Imagine the already oppressed life of Japanese teenagers with the added stress of the pandemic. Buzz-killing teachers militantly enforce masks and social distancing yet neglect the repercussions of their students’ pent-up aggression. The icing on the cake? The highly anticipated end of the school year cultural festival is cancelled. In this milieu a small gaggle of previously unassociated high school girls, centered around the humbly charismatic Mizuho, form a tight-knit clique when their typically adolescent hormonal changes are suddenly manifested by… supernatural powers!
Mayhem Girls
A lesbian couple in Japan is looking forward to having a wedding-style photo shoot to celebrate their five-year anniversary. But it’s not easy finding a photo salon that serves LGBTQ couples equally.
Veils
I'll see those two again! A sequel to the short film "Veils".