Animation
On-going projects:
1. Two-Leaf Clover: Inspired by my personal experience, I am creating a short animated film titled Two-Leaf Clover. In this film, a ten-year-old girl named Jun, who aspires to become an animator, embarks on a journey within her imaginary sketchbook world to find a cure for her unidentifiable eye disorder that could potentially make her go blind.
2. Footprints in the Sand: I am creating an animated film that depicts the experiences of lymphoma patients, aiming to raise awareness of the psychological, societal, and cultural challenges they face in Korea. The narration of the animation is derived from recorded interviews with three lymphoma patients in Korea.
Demo Reel
Compilation of my animated films, mixed-media art, and live-action films.
Echoing, it doesn’t stop (2023)
A haunting blend of stop-motion puppet and sand animation, Echoing, it doesn’t stop, creates a visual symphony from Serhiy Zhadan’s poem, capturing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and delivering profound portrayal of survival, sacrifice, and the enduring echoes of hope.
Shot with Canon EOS R5 and Sony A7 III on Dragonframe, animated, composited, and edited on Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and iMovie.
Two Awards; Three Award Nominations; One Semi-Finalist from an Academy Award Qualifying Festival; Eight Official Selections
38th Parallel (2021)
A 2D hand-drawn animated film that shows the division of Korea from the perspective of Korean students.
Animated on ToonBoom Harmony, designed on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, composited and edited on Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
One Award; Four Official Selections
Mother (2019)
A 2D computer-animated film that depicts my grandfather’s life from losing his mother at a young age to building his own family and later reuniting with his mother.
Animated on Adobe Animate, designed on Adobe Photoshop and Apple Pages, composited and edited on Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie.
Five Awards; One Award Nominee; 20 Official Selections, including three Academy Award and BAFTA Qualifying Festivals
A Broken Star (2019)
A 2D computer-animated film about a broken star reaching out to a heartbroken child to love himself again, and as a result, regaining its ability to shine. It’s a film I created during my times of struggle to heal myself and those in similar circumstances as I was in.
Animated on Adobe Animate, designed on Adobe Photoshop and Apple Pages, composited and edited on Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie.
Two Awards, including one award from an Academy Award and BAFTA Qualifying Festival; Four Official Selections
What would it take to make Galapagos Tourist Resilient? (2023)
A 2D hand-drawn computer educational animated video, created in collaboration with the Penn Institute for Urban Research and four animation students, that explores new infrastructure to enable the Galapagos to deal with climate change and bucket-list tourism.
As part of the Penn Research as Animation Lab, I researched and interviewed scientists and policy-makers, wrote a script and narration, created storyboards, and animated sequences from 00:00~00:46.
Animated on ToonBoom Harmony, composited and edited on Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.