Kaori Oda, born in Osaka, Japan in 1987, is a filmmaker and artist. In 2016, she completed a Doctor of Liberal Arts in filmmaking in Sarajevo, supervised by Béla Tarr. Aragane (2015), shot in a Bosnian coal mine, premiered at Yamagata International Film Festival. Toward a Common Tenderness (2017) had its world premiere at DOK Leipzig and TS’ONOT / Cenote (2019), shot in underwater caves in Yucatán, premiered in Rotterdam. GAMA (2023) screened at MoMA Doc Fortnight and Cinéma du Réel. Oda received the Nagisa Oshima Prize in 2020 and the New Face Award of the Japanese Education Minister in 2021.
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Kaori Oda is a Japanese filmmaker and artist trained under Béla Tarr in Sarajevo, known for sensory and immersive documentary works.
She is known for directing acclaimed documentary features such as Aragane, filmed in a Bosnian coal mine, and Cenote, shot in underwater caves in Yucatán.
Her works have screened at major international showcases including the Yamagata International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and MoMA Doc Fortnight.
