JUN SHIMIZU is an award-winning director, writer, and editor.
Born in New York City and raised in France / Switzerland, Jun has been shooting and editing since the age of 16, cementing his training as a filmmaker at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
In 2010, Jun created Memorylines - a personal visual manifesto.
In 2019, Jun co-directed Speak Easy, B. - a surreal experimental LGBTQ short that has screened in over 15 film festivals and won numerous accolades, including the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival’s Linda Mabalot New Directors / New Visions award.
In 2020, Jun’s pitch for his Koreatown horror feature EYECATCHER won 1st prize with Script Pipeline’s Movie Idea Contest.
In 2025, Jun co-directed and edited Far East L.A., a four-part docuseries for ITVS and PBS exploring the intersectionality between the Chicano and Japanese American communities of East Los Angeles. The series was awarded grants from California Humanities, Latino Public Broadcasting, Center for Asian American Media, and the Eastside Arts Initiative, and is slated for release Fall 2026.
Jun has worked in various creative capacities with non-profits such as the Asia / Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO, the IFRC & CAP UCLA as well as award-winning agencies TK Digital, mitú, Saylor, Wondros, Superlative, and Zambezi. Previous clients include the National Institute of Health, Snapchat, Microsoft, Bud Light, Netflix, the U.S. Census Bureau, McDonald’s, Target, and Paramount+.
Jun is currently based in Los Angeles, developing his feature film debut.
Only seldom does he write about himself in the third person.
PRESS
CONTACT
e: jun@memorylines.com
MANAGEMENT
Patrick Newman - Mosaic Media Group
e: pnewman@mosaicla.com
