asuka lin / 林 飛鳥

directing&camera




「エメラルドの海へ」

Into the Emerald Sea


A magical realism short, screening in select film festivals.

Suzu, returns home to a quiet seaside town in Japan,
where their grandmother has reincarnated into a sea turtle.

Screenings

2025
  • GRRL HAUS at Kinse, Kyoto, Japan
  • The Other Lens, New York City, NY, USA
  • THROUGH ANOTHER, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Femtasia Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Pause:Re-post with Japan Foundation, Bandung, Indonesia
  • VISCERA: Water, Water and Power, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL, USA
  • Best of GRRL HAUS at SIFF, Seattle, WA, USA
  • CUT III, The Good Night Ladies, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2024
  • Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Beijing International Short Film Festival, Beijing, China
  • KAFFNY Infinite Cinema, New York City, NY, USA
  • Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Lima Alterna International Film Festival, Lima, Peru
  • Drunken Film Festival Oakland, Oakland, CA, USA
  • Kansas City Film Festival, Kansas City, MO, USA
  • Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH, USA
  • Subtropical Independent Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan


Awards

  • Best Sound Design & Score, The Other Lens (2025)
  • New Directors / New Visions Award, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (2024)
  • Special Mention, Lima Alterna Internacional De Cine (2024)
  • Best in Filmmaking Achievement, Kansas City Underground Film Festival (2024)
  • Best Screenplay, Subtropical Independent Film Festival (2024)


Press