Kayo Hatta (March 18, 1958 – July 20, 2005) was an Asian American filmmaker, writer, and community activist. She directed and co-wrote the independent dramatic feature-length film Picture Bride, which won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award in 1995 for Best Dramatic Film.
Made Picture Bride (1994) originally as a film project while attending the UCLA film school. It was only supposed to be a short film, but decided that the story was too important to limit it to a short.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hug
2006
Short
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Fishbowl
2005/II
Short
Picture Bride
1994
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Fishbowl
2005/II
Short
Picture Bride
1994
screenplay / story
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Fishbowl
2005/II
Short producer
The Olive Harvest
2003
co-producer
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hug
2006
Short
Eager for Your Kisses: Love and Sex at 95
2006
Documentary short
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Fishbowl
2005/II
Short
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Audrey and Tonto's Daughter
2003
Short additional directing
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cartas al niño Dios
1991
Short electrician
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Living on Tokyo Time
1987
production assistant - as Kayo Hotta
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2006
TV Series documentary in memory of - 1 episode
Better Luck Tomorrow
2002
special thanks
Honorable Mention
1988
Short special thanks
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Film in Hawaii Award
Hawaii International Film Festival
2005
Hawaii Film and Videomakers Award
Hawaii International Film Festival
Fishbowl (2005)
1995
Asian Media Award
Asian American International Film Festival
1995
Audience Award
Sundance Film Festival
Dramatic
Picture Bride (1994)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Independent Spirit Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Best First Feature
Picture Bride (1994)
1995
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
Dramatic
Picture Bride (1994)
1994
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Picture Bride (1994)
Known for movies
Picture Bride (1994) as Director
Fishbowl (2005) as Director
Hug (2006) as Director
Eager for Your Kisses: Love and Sex at 95 (2006) as Cinematographer
$4 Million
