Si

Thomas Kim

After a baseball game, an Asian-American boy navigates microaggression with his friends through seemingly innocent jokes and games.

In Si, director Thomas Percy Kim captures something so incredibly difficult to express, with acute precision and beauty: the feeling of being an outsider. No heavy-handed politics in this film. Just a series of subtle, authentic moments in the life of Si, an Asian American high school kid in an all-White town. Kim is a masterful director, with a deep understanding of both the story and the language of cinema. I can’t recommend this short enough. — Kath T (Programmer)

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Drama, Social Justice/Human Rights

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY

Inspired by the nature of hoarders, Thomas Percy Kim started working on his first stop-motion animated short film TREJUR at the age of 14. By 17, it was complete and went on to receive over $11k in cash rewards from festivals and organizations such as the National Youngarts Foundation. Thomas was awarded the Harry Winston Brilliant Futures award that year. Currently, at 19 years-old, Thomas premiered, “Si”, starring Ki Hong Lee (MAZE RUNNER, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT), and is in development for a feature while attending USC for Film Production.