Kim Abenir was born in the Philippines and moved to Calgary, Canada at a young age where she started her primary education. She did musical theatre and led the dance team of Notre Dame High School for two years. During this time, she competed in dancing competitions as a core member of the dance group known as ILLFX. After graduating high school, she pursued acting in Vancouver Film School and returned to Calgary to hone her skills in filmmaking. She graduated from Bow Valley College's Advanced Film Production program with high honours and has been working in the industry to further her experience. So far she has directed and starred in many student projects which have landed in numerous film festivals across the continent; most notably her debut short Bellwether being selected to screen at CUFF and being nominated for a Rosie award by AMPIA.