F06 :: Feminist Film Studies

Ann Kaneko graduated with an MFA in Film and Television Directing from UCLA. She is an independent filmmaker and cinematographer in LA. She is of Asian descent, probably Japanese. I did not find much personal information on Ann herself.
Against the Grain: about political artists resisting censorship in peru; she was a Fulbright Fellow.
100% Human Hair: a 'musical extravaganza' set in a wig shop in LA while she was in the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women.
Overstay: documentary about foreign migrant workers in Japan, funded by the Japan Foundation, local and international screenings
Lucy Goes Shopping, A Shortness of Breath, and Displaced. She also has shot many short films and documentaries.
Her Website is

http://www.annkaneko.com/

I found Ann's work just by searching in google for women of color independent filmmakers. I chose a random site about a film festival and read the discription of Against the Grain. I searched for a biography on Ann, but found little information. It seems that most of her work has shown at film festivals.
It wasn't that hard to find the women thanks to google, but i did have much trouble finding good background information. I don't really feel Ann Kaneko's work is easily available. If someone had no access to the internet or film festivals, they may never hear of her work. I did, however, find a few blurbs from magazines or newspapers, but they were very small and could be easily overlooked.