Born into an Anglo/French/Vietnamese family of artists, Kai studied Fine Art filmmaking before taking a back-step to learn his craft from the inside. Only by first working at grassroots with camera and lighting crews did he then step-up as an assistant, gaffer and eventually cinematographer, the role where his true heart lies. As a keen stills photographer and passionate scholar of film histories, his influences cross cultures as well as centuries: Alex Webb, Wong Kar-wai, Khalik Allah, Jaques Tati, Arthur Jafa, to name but a few. His work melds social engagement, commercial practicalities and aesthetics into an original and cohesive whole: one in which multiple cultures, colour palettes and perspectives are not only able to coexist, but flourish.