Lina Hoshino is a filmmaker and new media designer whose films, including the award winning Story of Margo, In God's House: Asian American Lesbian and Gay Families in the Church and Caught in Between: What to Call Home in Times of War have screened film festivals, classrooms, community centers, and theaters around the world. As a co-founder of Many Threads and Tactile Pictures, Lina has led creative and design efforts for many community organizations, including: the Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action, the National Japanese American Historical Society, Asian Improv, Chinese Historical Society of America, Asian Improv and Women's Active Museum for War and Peace . In the past, she served on the board of Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action, Sonoma County Chapter of Japanese American Citizens League, and JustAct, a youth organization for global justice. Currently, she serves as a commitee member for Peace Crane Project, part of the Sonoma County Peace & Justice Center, committed to creating a world free of nuclear weapons, where people can learn to live together in harmony and peace.

A self-described JABC (Japanese American Born Chinese from Taiwan), Lina grew up living in the U.S., Japan, and France. She studied painting and sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University. She lives and works in San Francisco Bay Area.

Her newest documentaries including Leap of Faith: The Story of How Enmanji Temple was Saved, I Give You to These Kind Waters, and Along the Fenceline: Women's Voices for Peace and Security(working title) are scheduled to be released in late 2009.