Kyung Sok Kim

Kyung Sok Kim is a Korean writer-director based in Los Angeles. He graduated from the AFI Conservatory with his MFA in directing and is a member of the BAFTA Newcomers Program 2021. His films have been screened in more than 60 film festivals including 10 Oscar-qualifying ones such as LA Shorts, Holly Shorts, and the Nashville Film Festival. In 2020, he became the first Korean live-action director to win an award at the Prestigious International Short Film Festival Oberhausen with his thesis film FURTHEST FROM. Recently, Kyung was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list 2022. He is currently developing a few features that capture the delicate emotional lines of the characters who face unwanted changes, in the genre formats of Sci-fi, Thriller, and Coming of Age.