Description

This animated short narrates the destined duel between a revenge-driven sword fighter and his father’s past rival. The perpetual cycle of vengeance is the central theme, portrayed through a vibrant action sequence and the animation’s visual reference to traditional Chinese ink drawings with expressive brush strokes to emphasize the fluidity of the characters’ physical and mental development.

Awards:

TIFF Student Showcase, Seattle International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival

Director's Bio

Jace Junggyu Kim is a Canadian painter currently based in Vancouver, BC. He was born and raised in Korea until the age of 15. He graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Art (Animation).. His first and last short film “0 (Zero)” has been selected to be a part of film festivals such as the TIFF Student Showcase, SIFF, Toronto Reel Asian, and others.

Credits

Writer: Jace Junggyu Kim
Producer: Jace Junggyu Kim

Precedes

1. 

   Nature On Its Course

   Su-An Ng / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2009 / Animation / 2.5 mins

   Nature On Its Course is a short mixed-media animation about a careless hunter who takes more than he needs.

   Preceded by: Zero (0)

   Precedes: Insert Credit

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Plays in

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   Program 12: VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

   Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / 104 mins

   VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE, curated by VAFF alumnus and Webby award-winning, Emmy® nominated animation and documentary filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns, features Vancouver-based Asian and Asian Canadian animators, and/or animations created in Vancouver, over the past 18 years. Join us after the screening for a panel moderated by Jeff Chiba Stearns, discussing independent and commercial animation in Vancouver as well as festival distribution strategies for animation with some of the retrospective's filmmakers.

   In This Program: Cats, Insert Credit, Lost and Found, Wind & Tree, Crow’s Nests, Peter & the Space Between, Nature On Its Course, Zero (0), Key Tumi?, Gluttony, Permute, Never Now, What Are You Anyways?, Great Expectations (Not what you’re thinking…)

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Preceded By

1. 

   Key Tumi?

   Kunal Sen / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2008 / Animation / 6.5 mins

   Caramel custard, ping pong and potty all play an important role in this charming animation about a young boy exploring where he came from as he prepares for the performance of a lifetime. *Cultural Disclaimer: In India, the word 'potty' = shit, not the shit pot :)

   Preceded by: Gluttony

   Precedes: Zero (0)

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