Private Project

Hair Universe

A grieving boy finds the hair of his recently deceased mother caught in the drainage hole during the shower, and gets swept into the ‘Hair Universe’, an unknown world underneath the bathtub.

  • Jinuk Choi
    Director
  • Jinuk Choi
    Writer
  • Seoyoung Ahn
    Writer
  • Jinuk Choi
    Producer
  • Seonhye Jeong
    Key Cast
  • Changwook Kwon
    Key Cast
  • Hanjin Cho
    FX Technical Director
  • Sungyu Park
    Music
  • Jinuk Choi
    Production Design
  • Yixin Cheng
    Concept Art
  • Jinuk Choi
    Storyboard
  • Sooyoung Kim
    Animation
  • Jeonghwa Hong
    Animation
  • Sangyun Sim
    Animation
  • Seonmi Gwak
    Animation
  • Yeongseop Hong
    Animation
  • Jinuk Choi
    Modeling
  • Suggwon Kim
    Rigging
  • Jinuk Choi
    Look Development
  • Jinuk Choi
    Layout
  • Jinuk Choi
    Compositing
  • Shaun Kim
    Consultant
  • Jusuk Lee
    Sound Designer
  • Ingyeong Lee
    Re-Recording Mixer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    머리카락 우주
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Family, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 27, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jinuk Choi

Jinuk Choi is a Korean filmmaker based in New York. His film 'Beyond the Line' has been introduced and awarded to numerous film festivals including College television awards and Academy award qualifying film festivals. He received his BFA degree in Visual Communication Design from Seoul National University in Korea before moving to New York, where he completed his master's degree in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts. Currently, he has completed his second short animated film, 'Hair Universe'.

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Director Statement

Despite the fact everyone inevitably faces the death of their loved ones, we are never given the opportunity to prepare to deal with such loss or even think about it properly. When the passing of loved ones occurs unprepared, many feel lost and deal with the pain alone. This film shows how love, death, the pain of loss, and mental anguish are intertwined just like the hairs. When we realize such sadness is not ours alone but they ‘connect’ us all, we regain the strength to live.