the films of akira boch


AKIRA BOCH began making short films and music videos with his friends while in his early teens. He went to film school at UCLA, where he honed his directing and writing skills in the MFA Directing program. His thesis film, Finding Fire Under My Grandma's Fingernails, earned UCLA's Spotlight Award and Excellence in Writing award. Since then, he has been directing music videos and short subjects, while also making documentaries at the Media Arts Center of the Japanese American National Museum. His work has been broadcast internationally on MTV, on PBS, and screened in film festivals across North America and Japan. Some of his directing credits include: music videos for Quetzal, Steph Pockets, and Calling All Monsters; the documentaries 9066 to 9/11 and Big Drum; and the narrative shorts Perfect Girl and Mamo's Weeds. He is currently in post-production on The Crumbles, his first feature film.

AKIRA BOCH began making short films and music videos with his friends while in his early teens.
He went to film school at UCLA, where he honed his directing and writing skills in the MFA Directing program.
His thesis film, Finding Fire Under My Grandma's Fingernails, earned UCLA's Spotlight Award and
Excellence in Writing award. Since then, he has been directing music videos and short subjects,
while also making documentaries at the Media Arts Center of the Japanese American National Museum.
His work has been broadcast internationally on MTV, on PBS, and screened in film festivals across
North America and Japan. Some of his directing credits include: music videos for Quetzal, Steph Pockets,
and Calling All Monsters; the documentaries 9066 to 9/11 and Big Drum; and the narrative shorts
Perfect Girl and Mamo's Weeds. He is currently in post-production on The Crumbles, his first feature film.