Caroline Suh

Caroline Suh is a Korean–American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the documentaries Frontrunners, Salt Fat Acid Heat and Blackpink: Light Up the Sky.[3][4]

Caroline Suh
OccupationDirector, producer
Years active2008 – present

Career

In 2008, Suh made her directing debut with the documentary film, Frontrunners, premiered at South by Southwest.[5] She directed 2 episodes and produced 4 episodes of season 6 of Iconoclasts. In 2016, She directed the documentary short, The 4%: Film's Gender Problem, about the lack of female directors in Hollywood, premiered on Epix.[6]

Suh adapted the book by Samin Nosrat for a Netflix docu-series, Salt Fat Acid Heat, which she also directed.[7] Most recently she directed the Netflix documentary film, Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, about the South Korean girl group Blackpink.[8]

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorProducerNote
2008 Frontrunners Yes Documentary
2012 Iconoclasts Yes Yes Documentary series
2014 Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger Yes Documentary
2016 Cooked Yes Yes Documentary series
2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Yes Yes Documentary short
2018 Salt Fat Acid Heat Yes Yes Documentary Series
2020 Blackpink: Light Up the Sky Yes Documentary

Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2008 Nominated South by Southwest Best Documentary Feature Frontrunners [9]
2010 Nominated International Documentary Association Best Limited Series Cooked [10]
2016 Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger [11]
2020 Nominated Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast Salt Fat Acid Heat [12]

References
  1. "In Conversation With Caroline Suh, Director of 'Blackpink: Light Up The Sky'". voguehk.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. "An exclusive interview with Blackpink: Light Up The Sky director Caroline Suh who shares her inspiration to film a documentary about the K-pop idols". bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. "Frontrunners Caroline Suh". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. "Emmys: Director Caroline Suh, Star Samin Nosrat Dish On Netflix Docuseries 'Salt Fat Acid Heat'". deadline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  5. "SXSW '08 INTERVIEW - "FrontRunners" Director Caroline Suh". indiewire.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  6. "New Series '4%' Will Examine Film's Gender Problem". elle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  7. "New Series '4%' Will Examine Film's Gender Problem". elle.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  8. "Netflix to show Korean American director Caroline Suh's Blackpink doc". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  9. "The 10 Best Films of the 2008 SXSW Film Festival". filmschoolrejects.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  10. "Nominees and Winners". documentary.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  11. "Cartel Land Leads the 9th Annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking Nominations". filmmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. "THE 14TH ANNUAL CINEMA EYE HONORS COMING IN MARCH 2021". cinemaeyehonors.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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