Kim Timan is a queer Filipino filmmaker based in Manila. Her work explores surrealist and coming-of-age narratives rooted in mental health, social inequality, and queer identity. In 2021, she was a mentee at the NAFF Fantastic Film School in Bucheon, South Korea, and in 2023, she joined the International Film Festival Rotterdam Producers’ Lab in the Netherlands.

Her short films include Caramel Child (2017) and Noontime Drama (2020), both nominated for Best Short Film at the 41st and 44th Gawad Urian Awards. Her most recent collaboration with Sam Villa-Real, Hm Hm Mhm (2022), won the Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 2023 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

Living with bipolar disorder, Timan advocates for mental health through stories that grapple with the psyche, personal struggle, and the search for self.