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Hyo (Hyowon) Kim is a director, writer, and creative director working across narrative film, music video, and photography. Born in Seoul and based in Los Angeles, her films move between experimental and narrative forms, drawn to the emotions that live beneath the surface.

Her work spans festival-recognized short films and creative direction at HYBE Entertainment, where she produced music videos, album campaigns, and global television appearances for BTS.

A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA, Fine Arts) and the American Film Institute Conservatory (MFA, Directing).

Education

American Film Institute Conservatory (2026)
MFA, Directing, Los Angeles

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2019)
BFA, Film, Video, New Media & Animation, Chicago

Portfolio

2026 The Quilters
Director — Experimental short, in post-production.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2026 End of the World
Writer, Director — Narrative short, in post-production.
Recipient, Amazon Studios Innovative Storytellers Grant 2026.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2025 A Shrinking Violet's Expanding Heart
Director — Narrative short, 11:00 min.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2025 Another
Director — Narrative short, 10:52 min.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2025 Goodbye Darling
Director — Narrative short, 10:30 min.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2024 Déjeuner du Matin
Director — Experimental visual essay, 1:30 min.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2024 Before You Go
Director — Narrative short, 12:40 min.
American Film Institute Conservatory, Los Angeles, CA.

2023 Zero Hour
Director, Editor — Narrative short, 4:56 min.
A short film about a writer obsessed with finishing her book.

2022 ANTIFLORA
Creative Director, Photographer — A series of 9 digital photographs.
Published as an exclusive editorial for PAP Magazine.

2022 J-Hope — Jack In The Box
Creative Direction & Production Management — Album cover photo, "MORE" MV.
Bighit Music, HYBE, Seoul, Korea.

2022 BTS — PROOF
Creative Direction & Production Management — Album concept photo, music video.
Bighit Music, HYBE, Seoul, Korea.

2021 BTS — Butter
Creative Direction & Production Management — Album concept photo,
"Butter" MV, "Permission to Dance" MV. Bighit Music, HYBE, Seoul, Korea.

2021 TOUT SEUL
Creative Director — Music video.

2021 BTS — the BEST
Creative Direction & Production Management — Album covers, "Film Out" MV.
Bighit Music, HYBE, Seoul, Korea.

2020 Flight Risk
Director, Editor — Documentary, 15:25 min.
Follows an album debut of a Korean underground hip hop artist.

2019 HAN
Director, DP, Editor — Narrative short, 9:44 min.
Explores gender and cultural heritage.
Screened at FVNMA+Sound Festival, Chicago, IL.
Nominated, Indie Short Fest, Los Angeles, CA.
Semi-Finalist, Cinematography Awards (NYCA), NY.

2019 Maybe Xanny Killed Your Dream
Director, Editor — Music video, 2:39 min.
KUT Student Film Production, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.

2018 Trail
Director, Editor — 3D animation short, 2:56 min.
Screened at SAIC Future Fluid Film Festival and Mykonos Multimedia Festival, Greece.

2018 Dear Robert
Director of Photography, Editor — Narrative short, 11 min.
A son and his mother with dementia.
KUT Student Film Production, SAIC, IL.

2018 MOK
Photographer, Videographer — Fashion editorial photography and campaign video.
Brand MOK, Seoul, Korea.

2018 Pindle
Photographer, Videographer — Collaborative project with performance artist
Sienna Broglie, 3 min. Screened at ExTV Exhibition, SAIC and
Group Exhibition UTOPIA, Seoul, Korea.

2018 Portrait Without Faces
Photographer — Advanced Studio Residency, SAIC.
Exhibition showcase, Berlin, Germany.

2017 Inspiration Room
Sound Team — Experimental short, 5 min.
KUT Student Film Production, SAIC, IL.

2016 SeMA Artist Guild Project 2016
Participant Artist (Photography) — Selected by Seoul Museum of Art to design
custom merchandise; sales contract with the Museum's Art Shop, Seoul, Korea.