Born in 1972, KIM Kyung-man became interested in old documentary movies, newsreels and propaganda films and has devoted much of her work to re-editing footage from these sources she directed, edited and produced her debut short documentary Long Live His Majesty. This was followed by Things That We Shouldn't Do and Learned Fear and Delusions of Grandeur. In 2004, she participated as one of the directors on Independent Film Maker's Project To Abolish The National Security Law. In 2006, she made the short The Structure Of Goliath and also took on camera duties for the non-fiction feature The Description Of Bankruptcy. She next made <The Fool Doesn't Catch a Cold> and then helped out on The Color Of Pain and Brain Communication. In 2012 she finally embarked on her feature-length debut, releasing the documentary An Escalator in World Order. Immediately successful, the film earned awards at the Jeonju International Film Festival and the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Her sophomore work People Passing By also picked up a Determination Award at the Seoul Independent Film Festival. Among her subsequent works, the short film Beep was invited to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014.