Biography: So Yong Kim

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Real Name: So Yong Kim

Personal Details

Nationality: Korean

Mother Tongue: Korean

Languages Known: Korean, English

Birth Place: Busan, South Korea

Born on: 1968

Age As On Today: 57 years

Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Gender: Female

Martial Status: Married

Education Details

College: Art Institute Of Chicago

Education Qualification: Earned MFA

Family Details

Husband/Spouse Name: Bradley Rust Gray

So Yong Kim is an independent female Korean Filmmaker who has made her place in the Film and Television Industry for her great significant artwork. She was born in 1968 in Busan in South Korea but later on, her family immigrated to Los Angeles.

Her movies mainly focus on the human conditions which are quite indie. She has studied business as her mother insisted, but afterwards, she chose her path and decided to pursue her career in Filmmaking.

She got married to Bradley Rust Gray in 1999. They have two children. She made four feature films, “In Between Days”, “Treeless Mountain”,” For Ellen” and “Lovesong”.


Professional Details

Skills: Director, Writer

Profession: Director

Career

Debut Year: 2007

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Awards: Adelaide Film Festival’s Feature Fiction Award In 2009, Special Jury Prize At The Sundance Film Festival

Achievements: New York Foundation’s Video Artist Grant, Puffin Grant, MacDowell Colony Media Fellow For The National Endowment For The Arts And The Sleipnir Nordik Arts Travel Grant.