Tam King specializes in 2D digital animation, but loves visual storytelling of all kinds. She has done work with installation art, projection mapping, graphic novel illustration, and sound art. As a kid, Tam first learned to animate digitally at the Intel Computer Clubhouse, a community center in her hometown of New Mexico. As an adult, she is passionate about promoting media literacy and creating content that empowers kids of all backgrounds.

In 2012, Tam earned her bachelors degree in studio art at Stanford University, before moving on to Savannah College of Art and Design to study animation. In 2010, she worked as visual developer and key animation for the Oscar long-listed short, El Salon Mexico. Later, as part of the animation collective Obscura Works, Tam co-directed STARLIGHT, another Oscar long-listed short. She is currently working on her thesis project, researching coming of age stories for girls in animation. In the future, Tam hopes to help create animated children’s content that will empower kids, and help promote empathy and critical thinking.

FILMOGRAPHY
Three Wishes and a Half
Avez-vous du Feu?
Art’s New Car
Timothy and the Great Robotic Invaders from Outer Space
El Salon Mexico
Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
Starlight