[3] Before making the leap into features, Shin directed the short film Kai's Place, and the short-run television series In Counseling.
[8] Jay Weissberg wrote, in his Variety review, "an acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances.
"[11] Five years later, Shin co-wrote and directed the 2019 thriller Disappearance at Clifton Hill, starring Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Eric Johnson and the Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg.
The film, originally titled Clifton Hill, was partially inspired by the motel Shin's parents owned in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
[13] Shin founded the Toronto-based production company Timelapse Pictures with producing partner Igor Drljaca.