Directing
Skylar Kim
Born
2001-01-30 (25)
Place of birth
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Skylar Kim is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and writer whose work bridges the U.S. and South Korea. Her most recent project, Dearborn, a 30-minute TV pilot she directed, earned the Audience Award and a Jury Nomination at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). The project was one of only two at NYU to receive $10,000 in production funding and was fiscally sponsored by the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI). Her films have screened at SeriesFest, Big Apple Film Festival, and other festivals, while her screenplays have been recognized as finalists at the Los Angeles Asian Film Awards, Brown University’s Ivy Film Festival, and Flickers' Rhode Island International Film F…
Known for
NRAfter being expelled under mysterious circumstances, 21-year-old Haifa returns to her tight-knit Arab community in Dearborn, desperate to restore her reputation and avoid further embarrassment for her mother. She tries to steer clear of Fatimah, the building’s eccentric conspiracy theorist, but when strange disappearances, dead plants, and eerie behavior grip the community, Haifa is drawn into a mystery she can’t ignore. As she searches for her missing brother, tensions rise, neighbors take sides, and unsettling truths emerge—revealing dark secrets about the town and a government conspiracy that runs far deeper than she ever imagined.
Dearborn
2025
2.0Faced with deportation at the end of his work permit, an Asian employee tries to get hate-crimed to secure a green card.
VISA
2025
NRAfter a head injury, an immigrant teenager's broken Italian accent turns into a suave George Clooney-like American accent. Will he finally overcome language barriers and social anxieties, or will he succumb to the identity crisis the doctor warned him about?
Tommi's New Voice
2025
An 11-year-old must choose between fitting in and standing up for her sister with Down syndrome after her friend excludes her from her Bat Mitzvah.
Margin of Innocence
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Behind the camera
NRAfter being expelled under mysterious circumstances, 21-year-old Haifa returns to her tight-knit Arab community in Dearborn, desperate to restore her reputation and avoid further embarrassment for her mother. She tries to steer clear of Fatimah, the building’s eccentric conspiracy theorist, but when strange disappearances, dead plants, and eerie behavior grip the community, Haifa is drawn into a mystery she can’t ignore. As she searches for her missing brother, tensions rise, neighbors take sides, and unsettling truths emerge—revealing dark secrets about the town and a government conspiracy that runs far deeper than she ever imagined.
Dearborn
2025
2.0Faced with deportation at the end of his work permit, an Asian employee tries to get hate-crimed to secure a green card.
VISA
2025
NRAfter a head injury, an immigrant teenager's broken Italian accent turns into a suave George Clooney-like American accent. Will he finally overcome language barriers and social anxieties, or will he succumb to the identity crisis the doctor warned him about?
Tommi's New Voice
2025
An 11-year-old must choose between fitting in and standing up for her sister with Down syndrome after her friend excludes her from her Bat Mitzvah.
Margin of Innocence
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