Short Films
OBLIGATORY (2024)
Directed by Eli Staub
Produced by Sofia Bajwa & Yuwan Ye
Director of Photography - John Kim
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Shark Attack (Album Trailer Short Film) (2023)
Written / Directed / Edited by John Kim
Produced by Yussef Haridy & John Kim
Director of Photography - Nick Buckwalter
Client: Young Stoner Life Records
One Last Time (2022)
Written / Directed by John Kim
Produced by Arabella Bai
Shot and Edited by Andrew Gerstenblatt
Official Selection of Asian American International Film Festival
**currently in festival circuit
The Falling (2021)
Written by Kaveh Hodjat and John Kim
Produced by Chris Thach and John Kim
Official Selection of Dublin High School Film Festival
Official Selection of Montreal Independent Film Festival
Official Selection of Toronto Indie Shorts
Official Selection of Boston International Kids Film Festival
Clowning Time (2023)
Written by Charlie McCollum
Directed by Matt Oflas
Produced by Vasco Muñoz Arévalo & Liya Yang
Director of Photography - Ethan Ocampo
2nd Assistant Camera - John Kim
**currently in festival circuit
To My Childhood Home: (2021)
Written, directed, shot, and edited by John Kim
Created for CTPR 285 (class assignment)
Free Skateboard (2020)
Written, directed, shot, and edited by John Kim
This was my undergraduate film school application film.
Accepted into:
USC School Of Cinematic Arts (attending)
Emerson College’s Department of Visual & Media Arts
Pratt Institute School of Art
NATAS (2019)
Written, directed, shot, and edited by John Kim
Premiered at the 2019 Dublin High School Film Festival. Won best cinematography. Nominated for best cinematography, best directing, and best film.
Official Selection of the 2019 All American High School Film Festival
Spotlight (2020)
Written and Directed by Kaveh Hodjat
Director of Photography - John Kim
Premiered at the 6th annual DHS film festival on May 14th, 2020.
In The Mirror World (2020)
Written, directed, shot, and edited by John Kim
Premiered at the 6th annual DHS film festival on May 14th, 2020.
Film was made during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amador Valley High School Every 15 Minutes (2019)
Helped produce this film with a group of 10 DHS students and alumni.
A short film about the effects of drunk driving.
Created for Amador Valley’s Every 15 Minutes event, Amador Valley High School.
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Written and Directed by Kaveh Hodjat
Producer - John Kim
Premiered at the 2019 Dublin High School Film Festival. Nominated for best cinematography, best directing, and best film.
Oasis On Earth (2019)
Directed by Tyler Revak and Matthew Reed
Assistant Camera - John Kim, Kaveh Hodjat
Premiered at the 2019 Dublin High School Film Festival.
Films currently in progress:
Sweet Boy (2024) - Written and Directed by John Kim
Swollen (2024) - Co-written and Cinematography by John Kim