What ethnographers call participant-observation is also an essential tool in my documentary production. My filmmaking process involves shifting back and forth between an outsider’s viewpoint and an insider’s life experience. This leads me to make various choices in my production style, so I have experimented with both participatory documentary and one-person production.
About a Bowshot Away," Short Documentary 14minutes, U.S.A
Atlanta Film Festival, 2024 (forthcoming)
(Academy Award Qualifying Category)
American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, 2024
(Academy Award Qualifying Category)
Jacksonville Film Festival, 2024
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2024
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication - Festival of Visual & Interactive Media, 2024
- Gold Award (1st place), Video & Film Category
"Team Choi" Short Documentary, 8 minutes, U.S.A.
Atlanta Docufest (Atlanta International Documentary Festival), 2023
CAAM Fest, 2023
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, 2023
Peaberry Film Festival, 2023
“The Brick House in the Wind” Short Documentary, 9 minutes, U.S.A.
Big Muddy Film Festival, 2021
Dayton Independent Film Festival, 2021
Short. Sweet. Film Fest, 2021
The Broadcast Education Association-Festival of Media Arts, 2021
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
"Becoming Taylor," Short Documentary, 8 minutes, U.S.A.
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- Award of Excellence (Faculty Micro Documentary Competition)
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, 2020
Persons with Disabilities Film Festival (South Korea), 2020
"Written in Stone," Short Documentary, 18 minutes, U.S.A., South Korea,
Broadcast Education Association - Festival of Media Arts, 2020
- The Best of Festival King Foundation Award, 2020
American Documentary Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2019
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2019
Rochester International Film Festival, 2019
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2019
Canton Film Festival (Finalist in Documentary Short Film), 2019
Austin Asian American Film Festival (Special Mention Award for Documentary Short), 2019
"Talk to My Son," Short Documentary, 14 minutes, U.S.A., South Korea,
Athens International Film and Video Festival, 2018
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2018
- 10 finalists in the Best Mini Documentary competition
RiverRun International Film Festival (Academy Award Qualifying Category), 2018
Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, 2018
- Best of Competition Award (Faculty Short Documentary Competition)
Columbus International Film & Video Festival, 2018
ETHNOCINECA - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna, 2018
- Nominated for the International Shorts Award (ISA)
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival (117th AAA annual meeting), 2018
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2018
"Snow Bird" Experimental film, 6 minutes, U.S.A.
Greensboro Dance Film Festival, 2016
Milwaukee Short Film Festival, 2016
"Unfinished Legacy," Short Documentary, 18 minutes, U.S.A.
Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival (114th AAA annual meeting), 2015
- Honorable Mention for Jean Rouch Award
Wisconsin Film Festival, 2015
NYC Independent Film Festival, 2015
Korea Broadcasting System, 2015