Kristy Hyunsoo Choi makes films across hybrid and narrative formats about memory, freedom, and spirituality through the lenses of Asian femme subjectivity and the Korean diaspora. She is also interested in stories about the material and immaterial conditions of creative generation and political revolution.
Kristy's short film HERSELVES was released by The New Yorker and is free to stream worldwide. The film is studied every year at USC and Pitzer College. Read more about HERSELVES on The New Yorker.
Her short film Excerpts from a Field Guide was released by REI and is free to stream worldwide.
Her short film Conviction was awarded Best Documentary Short Film at Sidewalk Film Festival and screened nationwide through the Wild and Scenic Film Tour.
Kristy was a 2023 Julia S. Gouw Challenge Winner and is currently in development on three projects. Read more under "Films in Development".
She also produced an Emmy-nominated episode of the "Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond" series for PBS WORLD Channel.
In addition to her filmmaking, Kristy pursues longform writing. Her investigative report on Wah Luck House in Washington, D.C's Chinatown was published in Washington City Paper and on NPR.
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and a Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) Post-Graduate Fellowship from Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.
Kristy is wildly optimistic, not by nature but through practice.
Email: kristyhyunsoochoi@gmail.com
Instagram: @mybodymychoi