Stacy Kim is a New York–based, award-winning documentary editor and story producer with over 15 years of experience shaping nonfiction films and series across independent cinema, television, and streaming platforms including A24, Netflix, HBO Max, PBS, and VICE.
Grounded in journalistic rigor and guided by a character-driven, cinematic approach, her work is defined by clarity, rhythm, and emotional precision. Known for an instinctive sense of pacing and structure, Stacy brings focus and restraint to complex subjects while preserving their human stakes.
Her recent feature The Seoul Guardians received a Jury Special Mention at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. One of the jury statements described the film as “an intense and gripping work, with a tight, masterfully edited narrative focused on an urgent topic relevant on a global scale, solidarity and democracy.”
Her films have screened at major festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca, Big Sky, Virginia, Flickers’ Rhode Island, Washington Film Festival, and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and have reached global audiences through Netflix, Hulu, Discovery Channel, MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, and VICE TV (Viceland).
Her additional editorial work includes The Last of the Sea Women (Additional Editor), which received the NETPAC Award at TIFF and the Documentary Award from the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of AAPI Cinema and Television.
Through her journalistic yet cinematic lens, she brings both precision and empathy to stories that resonate across cultures.
© Stacy Kim 2026