Champion (2023) - Writer/Director
Official Selections:
Hawai’i International Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
LA Shortsfest
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
Busan Kids & Youth International Film Festival
Seoul Children's International Film Festival
Kineko Tokyo Children’s International Film Festival
Asian American International Film Festival
"Best Film Jury Award" at New York No Limits
"Audience Award" at Imagine This Women's Film Festival
Oakland International Film Festival
San Jose Shorts International Film Festival
Children’s Film Festival Seattle
Vail Film Festival
Greenwich Village Film Festival
Crown Heights Film Festival
Home is Distant Shores Film Festival North Carolina
The Asian American Showcase Chicago
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival Vancouver
Yountville International Shorts Film Festival
Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival
Asian Film Festival of Dallas
School Cinema International Film Festival
BTS Still (From left: Flora Jiwu Hwang, Erin Yoonsuh Choi, and Jacob Hojin Kim)
A 9-year-old Korean girl seeks to rebuild a sense of community and mend her broken heart, after moving to California without her "goose father.
"Beautifully told through observant writing, luminous and understated performances and an eye for the small but telling details of everyday life, it captures Jimin's journey towards a wider perspective as her new environment throws novel and disorienting experiences at her, all while reckoning with her difficult emotions about the father who has stayed behind in their homeland." - Omeleto