NYAFF SHORTS PROGRAM
World Premiere
Borderline
A child awakes with twisted limbs in an unknown space, facing danger; a fairy comes to her rescue.
Director: Kong Son-hee
Producer: Kong Son-hee
Screenwriter: Kong Son-hee
Cast: Kim Eun-hye
Languages: None
2022; 7 min.
New York Premiere
Handwritten
Jaime Sunwoo highlights the beauty of handwriting through playful paper puppetry and animation, exploring its significance in history and our modern world.
Director: Jaime Sunwoo
Producers: Ibex Puppetry, Free Rein Projects
Screenwriter: Jaime Sunwoo
Cast: Jaime Sunwoo
Languages: English
2022; 9 min.
The Kidnapping (Old Man Yang)
小卖部
Old man Yang is about to move away from the Beijing Hutong that he lived in for years, but he cannot help reminiscing about the old times. Until one day, he gets a mysterious Prize Drawing...
Directors: Chen Liaoyu, Liu Kuang, Gu Yang
Producer: Su Da
Screenwriter: Gu Yang, Liu Kuang
Cast: Lu RenZhong, Liu Yang, Li Hai, Zhu Dan, Gu Yang, Xu JiaXuan, Zhou ZiLan, Gu XiaoHua, Han JunSheng, Li Quan, Sun DaYong
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2023; 17 min.
East Coast Premiere
Confusion of the Afternoon
午後的迷茫
Two boys play poker on a dull afternoon. As one boy inadvertently touches and makes eye contact with the other, it sparks a beautiful, imaginative dance.
Director: Yung-Chieh Lee
Producer: Chiao-Fang Lin
Screenwriter: Yung-Chieh Lee
Cast: No cast (animation)
Languages: None
2023; 3 min.
Hidari
HIDARI
Jingoro "Hidari" is a carpenter/sculptor who loses his arm and father during the Edo Castle renovation. He seeks vengeance with his sidekick Sleeping Cat and his weaponized prosthetic arm after discovering that the murder was carried out by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Directors: Iku Ogawa, Masashi Kawamura
Producers: Nori Matsumoto, Sachie Aihara, Masaaki Oikawa, Masami Ouchi
Screenwriter: Masashi Kawamura
Cast: Kazuma Mori, Kenichi Ogata
Languages: Japanese with English Subtitles
2023; 5 min.
Little Pig Demon (Nobody)
小妖怪的夏天
One day, the monster king announces a plan to capture Monk Tang. Eating him can give monsters eternal life. Can a little pig demon fulfill all his tasks?
Directors: Chen Liaoyu, Yu Shui
Producer: Su Da
Screenwriter: Yu Shui
Cast: Cai Zhuangzhuang, Lu Yang, Wan Li, Zhao Mingzhou, Zhang Weitian, Zhang Yunming, Lin Qiang, Ya Jie, Gu Fangbing, Yu Duo
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2023; 22 min.
Goose Mountain
鹅鹅鹅
A peddler meets a Fox scholar on Goose Mountain who invites him to a drink. The Fox's sweetheart Rabbit emerges from his mouth, followed by other nested sweethearts, Boar and Goose.
Directors: Chen Liaoyu, Hu Rui
Producer: Su Da
Screenwriter: Hu Rui
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2023; 18 min.
New York Premiere
Impurrfection
貓年海岸
Mr. Cat is unable to swim in the zodiac race due to aquaphobia, living regretfully by the sea until an accident brings him closer to the water.
Director: Chiang Yao
Producers: Yiju Chiang, Shigeharu Tomotoshi
Screenwriter: Chiang Yao
Cast: Yu-Chieh Ho, Sophie Chiang
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2022; 13 min.
Ship Down the Well
小满
A boy is frightened by a monster in the water, and his friends bring him to a deserted yard where they find a statue of a monster.
Directors: Chen Liaoyu, Zhou Xiaolin, Chen Xi
Producer: Su Da
Screenwriter: Chen Xi, Zhou Xiaolin
Cast: Zhao Yuteng, Zhao Gu, Zhou Yeang, Zhou Yeyang, Hao Yingjie, Chen Liaoyu, Zhu Dan
Languages: Mandarin with English Subtitles
2023; 14 min.
International Premiere
What We Leave Behind
A glimpse into the life of a man, from the birth of his child to the death of a loved one, told through his possessions and the place he calls home.
Director: Kang Nam-jin
Producer: Kang Nam-jin
Screenwriter: Kang Nam-jin
Cast: Han Chang-hyun, Lee Chang-hoon, Seon U-young
Languages: Korean with English Subtitles
2022; 11 min.