RACHEL BOYOUNG KIM
DIRECTOR. PRODUCER. WRITER. CINEMATOGRAPHER. EDITOR
Biography
Rachel Boyoung Kim is a duPont-Columbia Award, Murrow, and multiple-Emmy Award-winning director, producer, writer, cinematographer, and editor with extensive experience in scripted and unscripted development, production oversight, and multi-platform storytelling. She has produced digital series that have won Emmy and Webby awards and overseen end-to-end workflows for major networks including NBC, ABC, and PBS.
She has also worked on multiple documentary film projects that have screened internationally, showcasing her ability to engage diverse audiences. Notably, her feature-length documentary "Travelers," produced in partnership with Greens Production in Israel, was selected for screening at over 15 major festivals across Europe, Asia, Central, and Northern America.
Skilled in directing, producing, writing, shooting and editing, she partners with marketing teams to craft content that delivers exceptional impact. As a bilingual (English/Korean) prodcuer and FAA-certified drone pilot proficient in Premiere Pro and After Effects, she brings a culturally nuanced perspective and technical versatility to every production.
Awards &
Nominations
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Stockton's Cambodian American Experience |ABC10 (2023)
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Won Emmy Award in Light Feature - Multiple Reports category
Florin Square: Sacramento's Black Wall Street |ABC10 (2023)
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Nominated Emmy Award in Historical/ Cultural in News or Long Form Content category
The Karuk Tribe's Burning Battle |ABC10 (2023)
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Nominated Emmy Award in Serious Feature-Multiple Reports category
Modoc Cattle County |ABC10 (2023)
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Nominated Emmy Award in Light Feature- Single Reports category
California Props: Explained - with Brandon Rittiman |ABC10 (2023)
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Nominated Emmy Award in Informational / Instructional category
Represent | Jonathan Calm's episode | KQED (2019)
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Nominated Emmy Award in the Historic/ Cultural-Feature/ Segment category
If Cities Could Dance | KQED (2019, 2020, 2021)
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Won Webby Award 2019 and 2020 for Video Series & Channels | Travel & Lifestyle
Dream Bags (2016)
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Selected by the SF Emmys, the National Academy of Television Arts and Science (NATAS) for a scholarship award
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Screened at 17th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas
The Reason to Live (2017)
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Won the award for BEST STUDENT FILM at 2018 Golden Gate International Film Festival
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Selected by The IndieFEST Film Awards and screened at the DocLands Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival, San Jose Int’l Short Film Festival, Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, Golden Gate International Film Festival, Long Beach Indie International Film, Media, and Music Festival, and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco and Yountville Film Festival
Jerusalem, if I forget you (2017)
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Screened at Jerusalem Film Festival and other Jewish Film Festivals –UK, Mexico, Vienna, Austin, Warsaw, Miami, Lenore Marwil Detroit, Buffalo, Budapest, and Atlanta
Press
Represent | Masako's Miki episode | KQED (2019)
Masako Miki’s Shapeshifters Tell a Story of Cultural Survival and Adaptation
- An article about one of the Represent series that I directed, produced, 2nd camera and edited
Behind the Lens | Eugene Kim's episode | KQED (2019)
Music, Cars and Don't Forget the Hair: Eugene Kim's 'Cherry' Channels 90s Daly City
- An article about one of the Behind the Lens series that I directed, produced, 2nd camera and edited
San Francisco Chronicle (2018)
An interview about the film, Jerusalem, if I forget you (2017)
"Bay Area filmmaker’s short at SF Jewish fest inspired by Jerusalem graffiti"
NEWSKOREA (2018)
An interview about the film, Dream Bags (2016)
THE JERUSALEM POST (2017)
An article about the Jerusalem Film Workshop Program
"Young international filmmakers are able to study their craft in the Holy City"