Shawn Ku

American film director

Shawn Ku
Ku at the screening of Beautiful Boy at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	New York City, U.S.
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.