Filmmaker Jae Shim strives to tell the truth no matter how challenging, uncomfortable, or unpopular it is to do so. He is a Warner Bros. Emerging Film Directors Workshop finalist for his short story, 'HAPPY DEATH CO.,' based on a fake funeral service in South Korea.
Through a Radiolab episode, Jae discovered the groundbreaking work of David Cope who famously pioneered artificial intelligence and music. He embarked on a five year journey with the godfather of AI music to explore the meaning of creativity, culminating in his feature film, 'OPUS COPE: AN ALGORITHMIC OPERA.' The documentary pays tribute to David Cope's legacy by blurring the line between human and machine-composed music. (www.opcopefilm.com).
Notable work outside of directing includes narrative feature films 'THIS TIME’ directed by Sebastian Tobler, and 'PAPER MARRIAGE' directed by Jeff Man and executive produced by the Duplass Brothers.
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