Soyeon Kim

Soyeon Kim is a filmmaker, illustrator, and educator. While studying painting at college she developed an interest in moving images, which led her to the world of animation and media arts. She combines her backgrounds in both painting and filmmaking to explore themes, breaking down realism into minimal abstract shapes, patterns, textures, and colors to build unique visual worlds filled with metaphor and symbolism. Soyeon has been producing independent films since 1993, as well as working on projects in advertising and film production as a director, art director, character designer, visual development artist, storyboard artist, and animator. Her independent films and commissioned works have been showcased in film festivals worldwide, aired on broadcast television, displayed in the museums and galleries, and have won prestigious awards. She runs her own design and animation studio ‘Yellowshed’, while teaching filmmaking at the California State University Long Beach.