Michael Kang (director)

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Michael Kang (born May 3, 1970 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American film director. He is Korean American and based in Los Angeles. His feature directorial debut is the independent movie The Motel, which won the NHK film award in 2003 at Sundance. More recently he directed the Korean American feature West 32nd. Kang was honored with a National Endowment for the Arts Artist’s Residency Grant at The MacDowell Colony. He is recipient of the Geri Ashur Award in screenwriting through the New York Foundation for the Arts. He also received a fellowship through the ABC / DGA New Talent Television Directing Program. Kang is a member of the Directors Guild of America.

Kang's feature film "The Motel" which was produced by Indie veteran director Miguel Arteta premiered at Sundance and is currently on DVD through Palm Pictures. “The Motel” is the recipient of the Humanitas Prize as well as the top jury prizes from the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival,The San Diego Asian Film Festival and The VC Film Festival. Most recently, “The Motel” was nominated for Best First Feature Film by the Independent Spirit Awards. “West 32nd” was produced by Teddy Zee and features John Cho, Grace Park and Jeong Jun Ho at The Tribeca Film Festival.