Rosalee Yagihara | Director

ROSALEE YAGIHARA is an accomplished filmmaker hailing from Vancouver, Canada. Her daring short film GNAW has screened and won awards from festivals around the world. Her compelling documentary short A COMMON THREAD, which shines light on issues pertaining to textile production from an indigenous and academic perspective, has been rated as a top impact film.

For over a decade Rosalee has been developing her filmmaking sensibilities by working as an Assistant Director and is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada. As an AD, she works on feature films & episodic television. 

Before transitioning to film, Rosalee resided in diverse locales such as Japan and New York City before returning to Vancouver to further her education and raise her children. She studied at Emily Carr University and Vancouver Film School. Beyond her creative pursuits, she finds rejuvenation in the majestic beauty of British Columbia’s mountains and the exhilaration of riding motorcycles, embodying a spirit of adventure in her pursuits.  

[Sumitra was a name given to Rosalee by a spiritual teacher and means a good friend to everyone.]