Synopsis:
With real testimony from a Korean prostitute, this beautiful painted animation explores what it is like to be the subject of other people’s pleasure.
- Director:
- Ara Choi, EunJu Ara Choi
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Royal College of Art, EunJu Ara Choi
- Animators:
- Ara Choi, Ansoo An, EunJu Ara Choi
- Script writers:
- Ara Choi, EunJu Ara Choi
- Music composer:
- Rachael Philip
- Sound designer:
- Benjamin Goodall
- Editor:
- Sean Koo
- Production:
- Royal College of Art
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- School:
- Royal College of Art London
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Feminism, Body Image, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Political, Activism, Trauma, Identity, Sexuality, Relationships, Poetic, Transformation, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Royal College of Art Graduate Film, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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