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Kim Albright
Canadian born Kim Albright trained as an architect in Montreal before moving to London to pursue a career in film. She launched her directing career in 2007 with a music video for Tom Vek, which won the Radar Festival ’07.
Albright currently directs short films, music videos and commercials for the likes of Lynx and Skittles.
In 2007, her short film Dragonfly, supported by Film London, premiered at the London International Film Festival and was selected for the British Film Institute’s Upshot screening, a program of the most exciting up-and-coming UK filmmaking talent.
Her second short film, Edward’s Turmoil (2009) was awarded funding from Film London. Edward’s Turmoil won the Teenage Jury Award at Encounters Short Film Festival, Professional Jury Award at the Castellinaria Festival, is a part of the Official Selection at the Leeds, Interfilm Berlin, Wisconsin, Prague Film Festivals amongst others.
Albright was a finalist at the Shark Awards ’09 for the New Director’s award.
Kim has been commissioned by the UK Film Council with the project Albatross.
Albatross, written by Albright and Clare Macdonald, was first inspired by the performances and life of contemporary classical pianist James Rhodes.
The story soon evolved beyond the simply biographical to an exploration of the aftermath of abuse, the lifelong power of family, and creation as a cathartic power. Like the Albatross of Baudelaire’s poem written over a century ago, the artist must fly; without expression he is grounded, ridiculous, doomed even. Only via his art can the artist make sense of himself and the world around him, and the world of him.
You can contact Kim by email at kim@thomasthomasfilms.co.uk