Director

Thomas Percy Kim

Directing

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 2167107

IMDb ID: nm9861009

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2018 - 2025

Years active: 8

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Thomas Kim

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Biography

Thomas Percy Kim is a Korean-American writer/director kindled by raw, introspective narratives and poetic imagery. His debut stop-motion short film, TREJUR, screened at venues such as Heartland (Indyshorts) and Busan International before receiving the Harry Winston Brilliant Futures award and YoungArts gold medal. Before attending USC film school, his live-action short, SI, starring Ki Hong Lee (MAZE RUNNER) premiered at the 2020 LAAPFF before being sold and distributed by HBO Max. He is a 2024 TIFF x CJ Ent. Fellow, 2022 Sundance Ignite Fellow, 2023 Blacklist Michael Collyer Finalist, 2021 Shorts to Feature Lab Fellow, and a 2021 Diverso Minority Report Fellow, where Dede Gardner (MOONLIGHT) selected and reviewed his dramatic feature, ISLE CHILD, based on his proof-of-concept short, SI. His latest short, BUSAN, 1999, is distributed by Argo, Zen Movies, and won Best Narrative at the SFFilm Festival and BFI Future Film Festival, qualifying it for the 2023 Oscars.

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