Joyfiana Venessa Suryakusuma is a cinematographer, writer, and director from Indonesia. Joy moved to Los Angeles to pursue a filmmaking career and is currently completing a Master of Fine Arts degree at Loyola Marymount University in the Film and Television Production Program. She went to California State University Northridge for her Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in film production with an emphasis in Cinematography and a minor in Photography.
She first fell in love with photography when her dad gave her a camera when she was 5 years old and it provided her with a great visual foundation and introduction to cinematography. As she becomes more accustomed to the camera, she starts to enjoy experimenting with unique angles and shot compositions to tell a story.
