SUNAH KIM 김선아
Filmmaker | Producer | Creative Consultant 
Co-Director of Korean Documentary Network (KDN)

I am a Korean-American filmmaker based in Seoul, Korea.
​I hope to create content that can inspire people
​and spread the spirit of freedom, joy, and compassion.  

My Interests: Philosophy, Culture, Global Community, and BTS  ARMY
​YOUTUBE CHANNEL: KoreanPhilosopher (about Master Wonhyo, Consciousness, and the Meaning of Life)
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: 소우주마을 MikrokosmosVillage (Interview Archiving of BTS ARMY Around the World) 

FILMOGRAPHY

VOICES (Documentary Feature) - Co-Producer
  • Winner of Documentary Award at the Jeonju International Film Festival (2024)
  • Official Selection - Festival Choice Competition - EBS International Documentary Film Festival (2024)

Muyisa: The Temple of Non-Duality - Writer / Director / Producer
  • A Narrative Short: Drama / Fantasy
  • Completed on May 26, 2023

A Netflix Original Documentary Series <My Love: Six Stories of True Love> (Release on April 13, 2021)
  • Producer of the Korean Episode
  • Consulting Producer of Five non-Korean Episodes
  • Winner of 2021 IDA Best Episodic Series
 
The Birth of Resonance (Documentary Feature) - Producer
  • 2020 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival: Winner of the Asia Development Foundation Award
  • 2021 EBS International Documentary Film Festival: Winner of Special Jury Award & Audience Award

 The Flavor of Home - Korea (Factual Food Series/ Pilot) - Field Producer
  • Co-Produced by Cenmedia, Korea and Prointel, Spain.

To Encounter Wonhyo (2018, TV Documentary) - Director / Producer 
  • Aired on Busan MBC (2018) / Seoul MBC (2019)

Namaste Korea (2018, NHK Inside Lens, Documentary Short) - Producer

​Time to Sing Together (2016, NHK Inside Lens, Documentary Short) - Producer
 
Singing with Angry Bird (2016, Documentary Feature) - Producer
  • Winner of 2015 IDFA Forum Round Table Best Pitch Award
  • Official Selection of 2016 IDFA & Numerous Film Festivals around the world
  • Grand Prize Winner of 2017 BCM Asia Documentary Awards
  • Broadcast on PBS: American POV(USA), ARTE France/Germany, KRO-NCRV(The Netherlands), RAI2(Italy), etc.
 
The Portfolio TV (New York-based TV Talk Show – 14 episodes) - Producer / Director / Writer
  • Aired on five cable channels in U.S.A. 
 
Should've Kissed (2010, Narrative Feature) - Producer
  • 2010 Jeonju International Film Festival - Opening Film

This is the Story about Ted and Alice (2009, Narrative Short) - Producer
  • 2009 Cannes International Film Festival - Cinefondation Official Selection

Kungfu Granny (2008, Narrative Short) - Producer

To Kill a Bore (2005, Narrative Short) - Writer / Director / Producer
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The Life of a Soloist (Violinist Paul Huang's Short Videography) - Director / Producer

OTHER WORKS

Head of Industry
Festival Programmer
​Korean Documentary Network (KDN): Founding Member/ 2023 - present: Co-Director

Festival Jury: International Competition, Festival Film Dokumenter Indonesia (2023)
 
Lecturer & Mentor: 
  • Global Pitching Academy of EBS International Documentary Film Festival (2018 ~ 2020) 
  • Global Content Writing Workshop (Korea Radio Promotion Association: RAPA) (2020)
  • International Pitching Forum Workshop for local broadcasters sponsored by Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA) (2018 ~2020, 2024) 

Pitching Moderator:
  • Creative Content Project - Pitching Contest hosted by RAPA  (2015, 2017 ~ 2019) 
  • EIDF: GPA Young Pitch Session (2018 ~ 2020) / K-Fresh Pitching & Hi-Docs Pitching (2023)

Selection Committee: 
  • Asian Network of Documentary (AND) Fund, Busan International Film Festival (2018)
  • Various Documentary Fund Programs operated by Korean government agencies
 
Forum Speaker: Asia Media Summit in Incheon (2016), hosted by Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD)