Ester Song Kim
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Biography
Ester Song Kim is a Korean American female filmmaker and production designer based in Los Angeles. She started working in this industry in 2012 after moving to LA with no knowledge about filmmaking, learning the trade through the art department. Around 2015 or so, she began making her own movies.
Known For
A lonely woman, Ana, becomes addicted to an AI-driven mobile app that monetizes word-of-mouth recommendations. She meets and bonds with a fellow leader boarder, Jess, over their natural talent for slyly promoting sponsored products. When Ana starts to question the ethics of her new obsession, she descends into a disorienting reality where the lines between authentic conversation and paid marketing start to blur.
Word of Mouth
An aspiring teenage filmmaker gets hired by a production company to make sketch comedy for teens.
AwesomeFunTV
Patsy rehearses on stage for her first performance on stage after a nearly fatal car accident. Randy helps her through and her husband Charlie stops by to have a word.
Open Arms
A company develops an AI that they claim can predict the day people will die. But a detective suspects chicanery, that the AI is actually murdering its clients.
Actuary
The morning after a new love affair, a woman reflects on her past loves. A bilingual and surreal short film.
Four Chairs
A young girl's trauma lingers as an assaultive manifestation in this disturbing southern gothic vignette.