Thomas Percy Kim

2021 Minority Report Fellow
University of Southern California
thomaspk.com

ISLE CHILD
Logline: “Isle Child” is an R-rated drama. When a young Korean-American adoptee from a picture-perfect white suburban family discovers that his birth mother is terminally ill in Korea, he must decide whether to protect himself and preserve the facade of his American life or face the truth of his past and his otherness.

Before attending USC, Thomas’ debut short, Si, starring Ki Hong Lee (Maze Runner) premiered at the 2020 LAAPFF before being sold to and distributed by HBO/Max. His most recent short Busan, 1999 won Best Narrative at the SFFilm Festival and BFI Future Film Festival, qualifying it for the 2023 Oscars. He is now turning Si into Isle Child, in post-production as his debut feature. He is a 2022 Sundance Ignite Fellow, 2024 TIFF x CJ Ent. Fellow, 2023 Blacklist Michael Collyer Finalist, and 2021 Shorts to Feature Lab Fellow.

RECENT PRESS
USC Asian Pacific Film Fest Names Thomas Kim as 2022 Jury Award Recipient
NBC: HBO Asian American Short Film Series Tackles Nuanced Cultural Issues