Film Awards
The 14th Dresden Short Film Festival, INDIESTORY: The Korea Special (2002,Germany)
The 25th Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2001,France)
The 7th Cartoombria - Int’l Animation Exhibition (2001,Italy)
The 5th Independent Film & Video Makers' Forum (2000,Korea)
Busan Asian Short Film Festival (2000,Korea)
The 1st Daegu Independent Short Film Festival, Best Technique Award (2000,Korea)
The 26th Korean Indie & Short Film Festival (2000,Korea)
Kwang-ju Binennale (1999,Korea)
National Cartoon and Animation Awards, Prize For Artwork (1999,Korea)
Synopsis
A sunflower stands on a field in the warm sunshine. One day, a giant pillar rises out of the ground and blocks the sunlight. Sunflower seeds open their eyes and fly out from the flower and turn into red birds. They fly over the pillar and sit on it. The last bird falls and a new sunflower grows there.
Now the sunflower stands in the warm sunshine again.
Director's Note
This film depicts a metaphor of individuals fighting against the shadow of a giant system to be free.
Director's Bio / Filmography
- JU Jae-hyung
Born in 1972, Euijungboo, Korea
Graduated from Seoul National Univ., Dept. of Fine Arts
1998 [No Cat] 35mm, 4'30"
1998 [Don't Eat the Apple] video art, 12min.
1999 [The Rabbit Didn't Move] video art, 13min.
1999 [The Sunflower] 16mm, 15'50"
2000 [Pinocchio Test]
Staff
director/screenwriter/editor/art director/animator:JU Jae-hyung
sound/music:JEONG Serky
