SHORTS: BEST OF ASIAN ANIMATION

SHORTS: BEST OF ASIAN ANIMATION

UltraStar Mission Valley
Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:05 pm

Description

Memories of childhood and visions of the timeless come to life through a variety of animation styles in this series of shorts from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.

In This Program

AGE OF OBSCURE

Mirai Mizue, Hana Ono / Japan / 2016 / 3 mins
A visual journey through color, motion, and rhythm.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO, INC.

Jenny Lee, Gareth Smith / USA / 2016 / 17 mins
In this live action / animation hybrid, worst-case predictions become an obsession hell-bent on fear and anxiety.
POKEY POKEY

Junjie "Jake" Zhang / China, USA / 2015 / 7 mins
A father tries desperately to shield his son from the filth and evils of society.
ARRIVAL

Alex Myung / USA / 2016 / 23 mins
A young man struggles to come out to the one person he cherishes the most.
WINDOW

Chieh Li, Jelly, Wei / USA / 2016 / 5 mins
Like windows, relationships reveal multitudes about ourselves and our loved ones.
INSECT BITE

Grace Nayoon Rhee / USA / 2015 / 2 mins
If you are what you eat, beware of human flesh.
VITA LAKAMAYA

Akihito Izuhara / Japan / 2016 / 8 mins
A peaceful life across seasons, textures, species, and realities.
HOLD ME (CA CAW CA CAW)

Renee Zhan / USA / 2016 / 11 mins
A bird and a boy are trapped by a tiny room and the distorted expectations of cohabitation.
DEER FLOWER

Kangmin Kim / South Korea, USA / 2016 / 8 mins
Memories of being young, visiting a deer farm, and taking a gulp for one’s future.
FABRIC COSMOS

JUNG Seung-hee / South Korea / 2015 / 12 mins
A young boy embarks on a thrilling and unexpected journey through the cosmos.
NOON

Tzu-Hsin Yang (Cindy Yang) / Taiwan / 2015 / 4 mins
Lunch hour can be an endless ordeal, a flurry of activity, or a delicious hot meal.