Synopsis:
A hand-drawn film in which the author makes use of numerous metamorphoses and the charm of blurred watercolour drawing. At the same time, however, her disturbing film, which takes place in a divided picture, bears elements of horror and dark existential drama. The theme is alienation and loneliness in the age of digital media and the confrontation of a person with a cold image on a monitor.
- Director:
- Yu-seon Park
- Year:
- 2021
- Country:
- South Korea
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Yu-seon Park
- Script writer:
- Yu-seon Park
- Music composers:
- Blood Meridian, Spearfisher
- Editor:
- Yu-seon Park
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Feminism, Body Image, Surreal, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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