writer.director.creator
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, 2024 Screencraft Film Fund Finalist, 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.
After equity-crowdfunding $1M+ and premiering his debut feature, ISLE CHILD, at SFFilm 2025, he is now developing his sophomore feature, STARING AT THE SUN, while growing a filmmaking community and online academy through THE VANDALIST—his YouTube series sharing his journey of creating permissionless work as a modern artist.
