Kang majored in Cinema Studies at Korea National University of Arts and majored in Visual Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin. He participated in Director Kim Soyoung's Exile Trilogy as a producer and has lectured at Korea National University of Arts, Jeonju University and Gachon University. He has been working for DMZ International Documentary Film Festival as a programmer since 2021.

DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (DMZ Docs), was launched in 2009. It is held annually in September or October less than twenty kilometers from the Korean Demilitarized Zone, and showcases films dealing with 'peace, coexistence and reconciliation'. DMZ Docs is committed to promoting and exploring documentary films with abundant themes and styles, aiming to connect audiences and filmmakers through films and to motivate multi-dimensional communication.