My animated work explores memory, story, and human connection, shaped by early vision challenges and the refuge I found in animation. I approach animation as a space of listening, translating memories and emotions into material, gesture, and movement
Ejun Mary Hong is a Korean-Canadian artist, educator, and designer specializing in illustration, visual storytelling, and animation. Her work explores memory, resilience, and human connection, informed by her early experiences with vision challenges and the sense of refuge she found in animated worlds. As an educator, she is passionate about designing learning experiences that use art and technology to expand how people learn, create, and connect.
Filmography
Director (5 Credits)
Echoing, it doesn't stop2023
Animation, Experimental, Short
38th Parallel2021
Animation, Short, Student
Unidentifiable Eye Disorder2021
Documentary, Experimental
A BROKEN STAR2019
Animation, Short, Student
MOTHER2019
Animation, Short, Student
Writer (2 Credits)
A BROKEN STAR2019
Animation, Short, Student
MOTHER2019
Animation, Short, Student
23 Awards & Selections
Official Selection A BROKEN STAR
2019 West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival West Virginia, United States
2019
Official Selection A BROKEN STAR
2019 The Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival Santa Monica, CA
2019
Official Selection A BROKEN STAR
2019 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival(Academy Award, Oscar Qualifying & BAFTA Qualifying Festival) Providence, RI
2019
FIRST PRIZE AWARD A BROKEN STAR
2019 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival(Academy Award, Oscar Qualifying & BAFTA Qualifying Festival) Providence, RI
2019
Official Selection A BROKEN STAR
2019 Cindependent Film Festival Cincinnati, OH
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival West Virginia, United States
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 Walt Disney Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) San Francisco, California
2019
Official Selection / Award not announced yet MOTHER
2019 The Archer Film Festival LA
2019
BEST OF FESTIVAL (overall 1st place) MOTHER
2019 Walt Disney Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) San Francisco, California
2019
FIRST PLACE - 2D ANIMATED FILM MOTHER
2019 Walt Disney Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) San Francisco, California
2019
STAND - OUT INTERNATIONAL FILM MOTHER
2019 Walt Disney Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) San Francisco, California
2019
OUTSTANDING DESIGN MOTHER
2019 Walt Disney Teen Animation Festival International (TAFI) San Francisco, California
2019
Official Selection / Award not announced yet MOTHER
2019 Animofest Bratislava Bratislava
2019
3RD PLACE - THE AWARD OF THE PRINCIPAL MOTHER
2019 Animofest Bratislava bratislava
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Presented by Heart (Academy Award®- Qualifying Festival)land film Indianapolis, IN
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 33rd Edmonton International Film Festival (Academy Award®- Qualifying Festival) Edmonton
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Academy Award®- Qualifying & BAFTA Qualifying Festival) Providence, RI
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 Sidewalk Film Festival Birmingham, Alabama
2019
Best Young Filmmaker Nomination (pending) MOTHER
Cindependent Film Festival Cincinnati, OH
2019
Best International Short Film Nomination MOTHER
Cindependent Film Festival Cincinnati, OH
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
The 5th International Short Film Festival SHORT FORM Gornji Milanovac, Trg kneza Mihaila 1
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
2019 Anim! Arte - 15th International Animation Festival of Brazil Rio de Janeiro, RJ
2019
Official Selection MOTHER
The 35th Cartoon Club International Festival of Animation Cinema, Comics and Games
My animated work explores memory, story, and human connection, shaped by early vision challenges and the refuge I found in animation. I approach animation as a space of listening, translating memories and emotions into material, gesture, and movement
