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HAF: Josh Kim Sings Korean American Ballad in ‘Camellia Girl’ Project


Josh Kim sings a Korean American tune of sibling bonds and second chances in his ‘Camellia Girl’ HAF in-development project.

Korean American writer and director Josh Kim journeys to the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum with “ Camellia Girl,” which is in development. His track record notably includes Thailand’s 2015 Oscar entry “How to Win at Checkers (Every Time),” the HBO Asia horror-drama series “Forbidden” and a body of shorts for Apple, Google, NPR and the Wall Street Journal. “It’s been almost 10 years since I made ‘How to Win at Checkers.’ I went to China after that to work on ‘Folding Beijing,’ but with censorship restrictions and the country closing down with COVID, it became a project I realized was untenable for me to stay on and direct.

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