KOJI STEVEN SAKAI BIO

Koji Steven Sakai is a graduate from the University of Southern California's Masters of Professional Writing program. He studied under teachers such as screenwriting guru Syd Field, Oscar nominated writer/producer/director and three time WGA president Mel Shavelson (Houseboat, The Seven Little Foys), and novelist Hubert Selby Jr. (Last Exit to Brooklyn, Requiem for a Dream). Koji's first film, Haunted Highway, was directed by Junichi Suzuki and distributed by Lions Gate DVD. He co-wrote it with Naoko Ihara Witmer and the director. He has held several fellowships, starting with the most recent, which include: Film Independent's Project: Involve (2007), Visual Communication's Armed With a Camera (2006), and Screenwriting Expo 4: New Visions Fellowship award (2005). Most recently, he wrote and produced The People I Slept With, a feature romantic comedy directed by Quentin Lee (Ethan Mao, Shopping for Fangs) and staring Karin Anna Cheung (Better Luck Tomorrow), Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life, Rent), Archie Kao (Power Rangers, CSI), and James Shigeta (Flower Drum Song, Midway). Koji lives with his wife and dog in South Pasadena. When he's not writing, he works at the Japanese American National Museum as the manager of public programs.

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