Shota Suzawa is a Japanese multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker exploring democracy, media, identity, and social change.

His journey has taken him from independent media in Japan, through extensive travel across Asia to Georgia, where he studied a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism and Media Management at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).

Living and studying abroad has broadened his perspective on different cultures, political realities, and people whose stories are often overlooked.

Born as a second-generation child of the Unification Church, he was raised within the movement and eventually chose to leave.

The experience led him to question how identity, belief, family, and freedom are shaped by circumstances beyond an individual’s control, and continues to inform his interest in human stories.

Through documentary filmmaking, video journalism, photography, writing, and audio, he explores the relationship between individuals and the societies they live in.

His work reflects his ongoing journey as a journalist and storyteller
because, ultimately,
life is about telling stories.