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MOLD

The person’s movements give the appearance of a struggle of someone trying to break out of a cubical structure. This structure freely transforms in shape and size and is more alive than the human. The cubical structure implies the social mold and invisible unreasonable social rules which oppress human freedom.

  • Sujin Kim
    Director
  • Sujin Kim
    Animator
  • Sujin Kim
    Writer
  • Bo Li
    Sound & Music
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • ANIMA MUNDI 2019
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    June 17, 2019
    official selection
  • 2019 Annecy International Animation Film Festival
    Annecy
    France
    Official Competition
  • EMAP 2019: Ewha Media Art Presentation
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    May 30, 2019
    Asia Premiere
    Adobe Award, $1,000 cash prize
  • REDCAT Showcase 2019
    Valencia
    United States
    May 10, 2018
  • 34th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2018
    Berlin
    Germany
    November 24, 2018
    1. Experiments - Off the Beaten Path / 2. Sound & Visual
  • Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation - Festival international 2018
    Montreal
    Canada
    November 21, 2018
    Official Competition
Director Biography - Sujin Kim

1991 born in South Korea, Sujin Kim is an experimental filmmaker, animator, and educator. She received a BFA in Painting, graduating summa cum laude from Ewha Womans University. Her graduation work got a Best Graduation Work title and gave her the honor of being selected as Vision Ewha Artist. Her current experimental animation <MOLD> has been chosen for the Official Competition of the 2019 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Her experimental films and animations have been exhibited and screened in South Korea, USA, Germany, Canada, France, and Romania.
With artistic creations, she has engaged in education, teaching painting, drawing, animation, filmmaking, and editing. Currently, she is a visual art consultant and advisor for Yueling International Media Company in Beijing. she is pursuing a master’s degree in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts in the USA.

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Director Statement

The main topic that I have been pursuing through my artistic practice is about the oppressed freedom caused by invisible, unreasonable rules and expectations given by society. The gender discrimination and frustration which I have observed and experienced closely in my culture and society as a female have been the most significant inspiration for my artistic interest and practice. When the power of the outside tries to control individuals with its unreasonable rules and makes individual’s unique features and creativity pointless, it is entirely up to human choice whether or not to give in to the injustice, to remain in egoistic self-preservation, or to resist against it. I have been interested specifically in human energy which shows the dynamism and resistance against these unreasonable control caused by given features such as gender and culture. I have recorded and animated human body gestures which express dynamic physical flowing and draw a positive human being who rises to challenge in the face of inherent limitations, rather than compromising with their surroundings.