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Reuel Kim is an independent filmmaker who currently works freelance. The following is only a selected filmography.
"40 Percent" PSA
March 2007
30 sec., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, editor
Public service announcement for Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M).
Future Graphics Promotional Training Video
August 2006
Approx 5 min., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, editor
Promotional training video for printer toner manufacturer Future Graphics.
True Colors [web site]
April 2006
Approx. 150 min., theater/stage
Position: director, writer
An original play about a Korean American adoptee, Katy, who falls in love with her student, an artist named Elijah. The ensuing relationship unravels her family past and pushes the boundaries of her self-identity. The play integrates into the storyline traditional Korean drumming, traditional Korean dancing, modern dancing, and original music played by a live band. Over 70 performers and staff members participated in the production, which ran at the historic UCLA Royce Hall Theater.
Korea Times TV Ad
August 2005
30 sec., standard definition digital video
Position: director, editor
Television advertisement for the Korea Times utilizing still photos, compositing and motion graphics.
Hollywood Bowl Korean Music Festival Promo
August 2005
40 sec., standard definition digital video
Position: director, editor
Promotional video for the upcoming 2006 Hollywood Bowl Korean Music Festival.
The Tale of Changsu [web site]
April 2005
Approx. 150 min., theater/stage
Position: director, writer, lyricist
An original musical made for the stage, loosely based on a traditional Korean folktale. Changsu, a young servant of the royal palace during the Koryo Dynasty, is forced to abandon his elderly mother in the forest because of a law enacted by King Daesong to reduce the impact of a devastating famine. Unable to bring himself to let his mother die, he decides to break the law and bring food to her in the forest periodically. Meanwhile, the palace is in danger of being attacked by their enemy, the Jurchen, so King Daesong orders his daughter, Princess Mina, to protect herself by posing as a servant. Changsu hopelessly falls in love with her, not knowing her true royal identity. In an effort to save his doomed mother and marry the love he cannot have, Changsu gets lured into a dangerous adventure in a world of iron-fisted rulers, greedy aristocrats, and deadly assassins. Performed at UCLA Royce Hall Theater and the Wilshire Ebell Theatre.
Crown Heights
December 2004
6 min., 16mm black & white
Position: cinematographer, editor, producer
An African American grocery bagger struggles over whether to protect a Jewish customer who is threatened by two of the bagger's friends during the 1991 Crown Heights riot of New York.
Faces
October 2004
6 min., 16mm black & white
Position: director, writer, sound designer
A fashion photographer discovers that a former model of his has been going on a mad murdering spree.
Fobman 2 [watch]
April 2004
27 min., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, co-editor, writer
Fobman struggles to win the respect of Mary Chang's mother while he uncovers an evil plan by Minister Sinister to spread a deadly virus around Los Angeles. Screened at UCLA Korean Culture Night 2004 at the historic Royce Hall theater, the 2004 Los Angeles Korean International Film Festival, and the 2004 San Diego Asian Film Festival.
The Doll
February 2004
9 min., standard definition digital video
Position: producer, director, cinematographer, editor, writer
An antique doll purchased online by a doll collector supernaturally causes mischief in her house and more.
"End Credits" Music Video
February 2004
3 min., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, editor
Music video for the song "End Credits" from the album Half Step Down by Ken Oak.
Fobman [watch]
April 2003
10 min., standard definition digital video
Position: producer, director, cinematographer, editor, co-writer
A lonely college freshman accidentally transforms into a FOB (fresh off the boat) superhero. He comes to be known as the defender of students at UCLA, and in doing so, wins the heart of the woman of his dreams. Screened at UCLA Korean Culture Night 2003 and the First Annual UCLA Anderson Film Festival.
A Hundred Year Journey: The Korean American Centennial
April 2003
11 min., standard definition digital video
Position: producer, director, editor, co-writer
A documentary covering the history of Korean American immigration to the United States and their contributions to its society. Screened at UCLA Korean Culture Night 2003.
Centennial Heroes
December 2002
10 min., standard definition digital video
Position: producer, director, editor
A photo montage documentary honoring Korean American history and its pioneers throughout the past one hundred years. Based on my previous film, The Korean American Centennial. Produced for the Korea Times in association with the Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States. Screened at a reception hosted by the Korea Times, celebrating the centennial anniversary of Korean immigration to America, with press, local city officials, key Korean American community leaders, and historical reception honorees in attendance. Also screened at the Hollywood Bowl for the 2003 Korean Centennial Music Festival.
The Korean American Centennial
November 2002
3 min., standard definition digital video
Position: director, editor
A promotional video for the centennial anniversary of Korean immigration to America that documents the history of Korean Americans. Produced for the Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the United States and screened at Kollaboration 2002, a televised annual Korean American talent show at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theater.
Blind Mee-Ting [watch]
November 2002
17 min., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, editor, co-writer, co-producer
Blind Mee-Ting is a comedy that follows the format of the television show Blind Date, but the "contestants" are caricatured personalities set up on a Korean-style group date, known as a "mee-ting." Produced to screen at Kollaboration 2002.
Kap [watch]
November 2002
30 sec., standard definition digital video
Position: director, cinematographer, editor
Kap parodies the recent Gap clothing television advertisements but adds a Korean American twist. Produced to screen at Kollaboration 2002.
Breaking Out of the Bubble
June 2002
15 min., standard definition digital video
Position: co-director, cinematographer, co-editor, co-writer
Breaking Out of the Bubble examines the Korean American college Christian community, its use of religion and ethnicity to construct a unique identity, and its tendency to form an insular social group. The documentary was produced for an advanced undergraduate production class on video ethnography at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was screened at the quarterly Ethnocommunications Screening for new works.
The 1992 Los Angeles Uprising: Flames That Kindled Understanding
April 1997
10 min., video
Position: director, editor, co-writer
A documentary about the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising that takes the event as both a triumph and tragedy. The video was produced for a social studies class at North Hollywood High School and won the first place award in the Group Media Presentation category for the History Day L.A. Countywide Competition at USC in 1997.
Last updated: March 28, 2007
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