Shawn Ku | |
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 Ku at the screening of Beautiful Boy at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
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| Years active | 2001-present |
Shawn Ku is a U.S. choreographer and motion picture director.[1] He has also danced on Broadway,[2] and acted in an independent feature-length film. Inspired by his family's personal connection to the Virginia Tech shooting and unexpected death of a visiting friend, Shawn Ku developed his 2010 film Beautiful Boy from those experiences.[3]
Personal life
Ku went to Harvard University as a chemistry pre-medical major and was accepted to Columbia medical school, before beginning his entertainment career.[4]
Credits
- Samsara (2001) - actor
- Making Tracks (2002) - choreographer
- Pretty Dead Girl (2004) - writer, director
- The American Mall (2008) - choreographer, director
- Beautiful Boy (2010) - writer, director
- A Score to Settle (2019) - director
References
- ↑ "Shawn Ku Filmography". www.fandango.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20.
- ↑ "Shawn Ku Theatre Credits". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ "Complications of Fear: an interview with Beautiful Boy writer/director Shawn Ku". Asia Pacific Arts. 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Director/Choreographer Shawn Ku talks about American Mall and Asians". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 1 August 2008.
External links
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