Haruna Honcoop

Haruna Honcoop is a Czech-Japanese documentary filmmaker, director, and educator based in Prague. She studied Sinology at Charles University and documentary filmmaking at FAMU, where she received her PhD in 2026 with research focusing on the representation of Taiwanese identity in contemporary documentary cinema. Her work explores identity, memory, architecture, and the social impact of documentary film, with projects filmed across Europe and East Asia. Alongside her filmmaking, she teaches documentary production and visual storytelling, encouraging students to combine creative vision with critical thinking and real-world engagement.