Caroline Suh

Caroline Suh is an American documentary film director and producer. She is best known for her work on the documentaries WORKING: WHAT WE DO ALL DAY, which she made with President Obama, Frontrunners, Salt Fat Acid Heat, Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, and Sorry/Not Sorry.

Career

In 2008, Suh made her directing debut with the documentary film, Frontrunners, premiered at South by Southwest. 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.

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

Suh developed and directed the Netflix series WORKING: What We Do All Day, featuring President Obama and produced by his company Higher Ground. NPR's David Bianculli called it "flawless" and "the best TV documentary about jobs and workers since Edward R. Murrow's "Harvest Of Shame" on CBS. And that was more than 60 years ago."

In 2023, Suh directed and produced the documentary Sorry/Not Sorry with the New York times, alongside Cara Mones, revolving around allegations of sexual misconduct made against Louis C.K. and the affect his comeback has on those who've come forward. It premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023 and was released by Greenwich Films.

Filmography Year Film Director Producer Note 2008 Frontrunners Documentary 2012 Iconoclasts Documentary series 2014 Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger Documentary 2016 Cooked Documentary series 2016 The 4%: Film's Gender Problem Documentary short 2018 Salt Fat Acid Heat Documentary Series 2020 Blackpink: Light Up the Sky Documentary 2023 Sorry/Not Sorry Documentary

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2008 NominatedSouth by SouthwestBest Documentary FeatureFrontrunners 2010 NominatedInternational Documentary AssociationBest Limited SeriesCooked 2016 NominatedCinema Eye HonorsOutstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for TelevisionWhitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger 2020 NominatedCinema Eye HonorsOutstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for BroadcastSalt Fat Acid Heat