Henry K. Hwang (a.k.a Hyung-Kun / Hillfigure) is a filmmaker and a musical theater director. Born in Spain, he lived in various countries including Perú, Italy, England, Venezuela, the U.S. and more. He had decided to become a filmmaker when he was eight years old, and he has been writing, directing, producing various films ever since.

His short films have been screened and recognized at numerous international festivals, including Tribeca Film Festival, New York Shorts International Film Festival, Beverly Hills Film Festival and more. He has made various short films growing up as well, three of which won awards in Korean Youth Film Festival three years in a row.

Majored Film & Television at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, he previously worked in a South Korean commercial film company 'Rod Pictures' where he wrote feature screenplays. He has also worked as a script supervisor in KAFA (Korean Academy of Film Arts) feature film 'Iron Mask', which won best South Korean film in Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

At college freshman year, he wrote and directed a short film 'Christmas Present', which was released in South Korean theaters and major streaming platforms as an anthology film 'Moebius' in 2021. He has also written and directed a feature film 'Dear Name' in 2021, which was screened and awarded in various international film festivals including Catalina Film Festival and Vancouver Independent Film Festival.

Outside of film, he has directed and wrote a 1.5 million dollar budget musical called 'Stand or Die, Nak-dong River'. It toured in major theaters all around South Korea including Seoul Universal Arts Center.