SPIRIT BOX
EPISODE 1"THE UNLEASHED"
PRESS KIT
Quarter Finalist
BIG BREAK screenwriting contest
Finalist
Los Angeles International Screenplay
Awards
Official Selection
Micheaux
Film Festival
Quarter Finalist
ScreenCraft
TV Pilot
Competition
Nominee
Outstanding
Si-Fi/Fantacy
Micheaux
Film Festival
Nominee
PANAVISION
AWARD
Micheaux
Film Festival
"SPIRIT BOX series is GHOSTBUSTERS meets STRANGER THINGS with X-FILES tossed in, all shaken up with Japanese umami to create an intriguing family mystery."
THERE’S MORE TO JAPAN THAN MEETS THE EYE
Everything you've seen about Japan implies it's the Emerald City, but just like the Emerald City, there’s something hidden behind the curtain. A seedy underbelly and its spirit world.
Born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan. After gaining a BA in law at the prestigious Chuo University, Rumi started to combine her brain and artistic ability by moving to the US and working as an actress and choreographer on the Broadway stage and in various regional theaters. Her credits include Allegiance, The King and I, The Lion King, Miss Saigon, Bye Bye Birdie, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and many more musicals and plays. She is the winner of the Fred and Adele Astaire Award (2016): Outstanding Female Dancer Off-Broadway and a nominee for the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards (2018 and 2023): Best Choreographer. Her first written script, “Sengoku: Journey of Outsiders” was a finalist and shortlisted in The ScreenCraft Animation Competition. Her other scripts also placed highly in several industry contests including a finalist in The Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.
Her storytelling style is greatly influenced by her upbringing in Japan. She is committed to creating films that accurately portray Japan's rich cultural heritage while presenting it in a more contemporary manner.
Rumi currently lives in NY.
RUMI OYAMA
Director/Writer
