Filmmaker | Photographer | Professor

Sangsun Choi is a documentary filmmaker who specializes in the one-person production style. He is interested in discovering the unique meaning behind ordinary life through careful observation and artistic representation. Originally from South Korea, he has created numerous documentaries on subjects such as child labor, North Korean defectors, war refugees, people with disabilities, and immigrants.

Choi has collaborated with various nonprofit organizations to illuminate the lives of underprivileged people. His work has aired on PBS and received the Gold Award at AEJMC’s Festival of Visual & Interactive Media. It has also been showcased at prestigious film festivals, including the Atlanta Film Festival, AmDocs, Athens, Big Sky, Doc Edge, RiverRun, and the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. Additionally, he is a two-time winner of the Best of Festival–King Foundation Award at the Broadcast Education Association Festival.

Choi is an Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University's School of Communication & Media. As an educator, he has taught various media production and photography courses at three universities. He also serves as the director of the Kennesaw Film Festival and the Georgia Communication Association Film Festival.