Iris Yamashita
Biography
Iris Yamashita
Iris Yamashita is an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter for the movie Letters from Iwo Jima. She has been working in Hollywood for 15 years developing material for both film and streaming, has taught screenwriting at UCLA, and is an advocate of women and diversity in the entertainment industry. She has also been a judge and mentor for various film and writing programs, and lives in California. She is the author of the novels CITY UNDER ONE ROOF and VILLAGE IN THE DARK.
Iris Yamashita