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2015 San Diego Asian Film Festival

SHORTS: ANIMATION: THE ILLUSION OF LIFE

Asian American Panorama / 81 mins

SHORTS: ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:00 pm

Description

How do you coax life out of thin air? Find out in this program dedicated entirely to the magical art of animation.

Some mature content.

In This Program

  1. SPACE CRITTERS

    Li Wen Toh / USA / 2015 / 2 mins
    A chameleon struggles to have a peaceful meal while floating in outer space.

  2. JOHNNY EXPRESS

    Woo Kyungmin / South Korea / 2014 / 5 mins
    Will Johnny the Space Delivery Man deliver the goods or will he destroy the world?

  3. JINXY JENKINS, LUCKY YOU

    Michelle Kwon, Michael Bidinger / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
    A lucky girl and an unlucky boy cross paths and embark on a fate-changing journey

  4. RUNAWAY

    Susan Huen Sin Yung, Emily Buchanan, Esther Parobek / USA / 2013 / 4 mins
    Chillie, an old worn-out refrigerator, runs away from home when he feels neglected by his long-time owner Stanley.

  5. PET

    Alice Cool (Yating Wang) / Canada, China / 2014 / 3 mins
    A role-reversal takes place as humans act as pets and pets act as pet owners.

  6. LEVEL ON

    Mu-Ti Huang / USA / 2015 / 3 mins
    Life imitates game art in this mock instructional video on how to overcome life’s challenges.

  7. DIVIDE, MULTIPLY

    Keita Onishi / Canada, Japan / 2015 / 5 mins
    Spaces and figures are endlessly divided and multiplied as they run through an assembly line sequence of rhythms and sounds.

  8. WHY DO I STUDY PHYSICS?

    Xiangjun Shi Trofimov / USA / 2013 / 3 mins
    A student questions the ambiguity of physics and tries to find beauty and perfection in an imperfect world.

  9. CHOPS, TIGER JK, YOON MI-RAE: TURN IT UP

    Steve Nguyen, Choz Belen / USA / 2014 / 4 mins
    In a futuristic world, a young man named Tiger does everything in his power to pursue a young woman named Tasha.

  10. A SPACE DOGYSSEY

    Chris Yau / USA / 2015 / 3 mins
    A tale about where dogs really come from, their journey, and what they’re willing to do for love.

  11. THE SEED

    Yeojin Shin / USA / 2015 / 2 mins
    Life conveyed through the sum of its trials, tribulations, and ultimately, beauty.

  12. RAIN LOTUS

    Joe Chang / Canada, China / 2014 / 7 mins
    A love story of joy and sorrow, told visually through traditional water and ink.

  13. PULSE

    Yangzi She / USA / 2013 / 2 mins
    Life pulses explode and dance in a metaphysical representation of birth and death.

  14. WAY OUT

    Yukai Du / United Kingdom / 2014 / 3 mins
    The pros and cons of life in the digital age.

  15. “CUZ HE’S BLACK”

    Ji Sub Jeong / USA / 2015 / 3 mins
    An animation based on writer Javon Johnson’s poem about his concern for his nephew’s survival in a racist world.

  16. WAITING

    Will Kim / USA / 2015 / 2 mins
    A posthumous watercolor dedication that explores the reasons for and ways of waiting.

  17. NO ROBOTS

    Yunghan Chang, Kimberly Knoll / Taiwan, USA / 2010 / 6 mins
    After a news report warns people to be wary of robots, a cafe owner learns that not everything is as it appears.

  18. TRACKS

    Jin Fang / USA / 2015 / 3 mins
    As she rides the train, a young girl embarks on a metaphorical journey about her life.

  19. THE LAST VIEWING

    The Rauch Brothers / USA / 2014 / 3 mins
    Allen Hoe tells the story of a chance encounter with a stranger who knew his son, Army 1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe.

  20. BOUND FOR GLORY

    David Chai / USA / 2015 / 4 mins
    This train is bound for glory. This train don’t carry no gamblers. This train don’t carry no jokers. This train.

  21. BATTLE DEADLINE

    John Kim / USA / 2015 / 10 mins
    Animation students come together to bring their work to life in order to overcome a huge dilemma and meet a fast-approaching deadline.

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SHORTS: ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:00 pm

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