Private Project

Opera

OPERA is a massive 8K size animation installation project which portrays our society and history, which is filled with beauty and absurdity. This ambitious piece can be simply defined as a contemporary animated edition of the Renaissance fresco mural paintings. Driven by the spirits of Bosch, Michelangelo, Botticelli and more, Erick enables viewers to experience the range of in-depth emotions through this epic reflection of human life : it is hopeful, funny, thoughtful, yet scary and sad. This piece is not only a living piece of art but an invitation to question the mechanisms of your society and behavior. The universality of its message will move everyone’s heart and thoughts.

  • Erick Oh
    Director
    Director
  • BEASTS AND NATIVES ALIKE
    Producer
    Production & Distribution
  • Andrew Vernon
    Sound Design
    Sound Design
  • Celine Qian You
    Art Direction
    Art Director
  • Christopher Bernal
    Effects And Compsition
    Compositer
  • Ruby Wang
    Additional Art
    Additional Art
  • Toshihiro Nakamura
    Animation
    Animator
  • Becky Roberts
    Animation
    Animator
  • Lucie Roberts
    Animation
    Animator
  • Hikari Toriumi
    Animation
    Animator
  • Lauren Adassovsky
    Animation
    Animator
  • Lucas Pacheco
    Animation
    Animator
  • Theresa Reyes
    Animation
    Animator
  • Youn Dekker
    Animation
    Animator
  • Nicolle Castro
    Animation
    Animator
  • Jiwon Han
    Animation
    Animator
  • Yeonjung Kim
    Clean Up Animation
  • Hyunji Park
    Clean Up Animation
  • Myeongjun Kim
    Clean Up Animation
  • Sohyun Ahn
    Clean Up Animation
  • Jiwon Park
    Clean Up Animation
  • Sienna Seulah Rim
    Clean Up Animation
  • Ryan Eways
    Clean Up Animation
  • Sara Sampson
    Early Development Producer
    Early Development Producer
  • JJ Jaehee Song
    Early Visual Development
  • Jeeyoon Park
    Storyboard
  • Hyein Park
    Storyboard
  • Frank Tai
    CG Artist
  • Cindy Jang
    CG Artist
  • Marcin J. Sobczak
    International PR Assistant for OSCAR Shortlist
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    2D Computer
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Opera Exhibition
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    March 17, 2020
    World Premiere
  • Hiroshima Animation Festival
    Hiroshima
    Japan
    August 20, 2020
    World Premiere
  • Animation Block Party
    New York
    United States
    August 21, 2020
    US Premiere
  • Odense Animation Festival
    Odense
    Denmark
    August 24, 2020
  • Montreal Animation Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    August 27, 2020
  • Fantoche Festival
    Baden
    Switzerland
    September 1, 2020
  • Ars Electronica

    Austria
    September 11, 2020
    World Premiere of 8K Exhibition version + Behind the scene presentation + QnA
  • Ottawa Animation Festival
    Ottawa
    Canada
    September 23, 2020
  • Zagreb Animation Festival
    Zagreb
    Czech Republic
    September 28, 2020
  • Czech Anifilm
    Třeboň
    Czech Republic
    October 6, 2020
  • Vladivostok International Film Festival
    Vladivostok
    Russian Federation
    October 10, 2020
  • Bucheon International Animation Festival
    Bucheon
    Korea, Republic of
    October 23, 2020
  • London International Animation Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 29, 2020
  • 2020 Korea Animation Awards
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    December 8, 2020
    Scene of the Year
  • 2020 Korea Contents Awards
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    December 11, 2020
    Minister Award
  • Slamdance Film Festival
    LA
    United States
    February 12, 2021
  • Anima Brussels
  • Indie Shorts Awards Cannes
  • 93rd Academy Awards
    LA
    United States
    Longlisted
Distribution Information
  • BEASTS AND NATIVES ALIKE
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Erick Oh

Erick Oh is a Korean filmmaker / artist based in California, USA. His films have been introduced and awarded at numerous film festivals including Academy Awards, Annie Awards, Annecy Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi and more. With his background in fine art in Seoul National University, Korea and film at UCLA, USA, Erick became an animator at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016. Then Erick joined Tonko House with his fellow former Pixar artists and directed 'PIG : The Dam Keeper Poems' which won the Crystal Award at Annecy Animation Festival 2018. Erick is currently working on a variety of projects with his partners in film/animation, VR/AR industry and contemporary art scene in US and South Korea.

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Director Statement

I first came up with this core idea and message in the year of 2017 which was filled with so many iconic political moments in our recent human history around the world. In January 2017, Donald Trump became the president of the US and a few months later in March, the president Park Geun-hye in Korea was impeached. It was, indeed, the year of chaos and I had to tell a story that documents this part of humanity which actually has been repeating in human history numerous times, in different forms and cultures. This piece fearlessly touches upon diverse issues like racism, terrorism, religion, natural disasaters, war, education, economy and more in different part and class in our society. And in the end, I'd love to provide an opportunity for us to find ourselves in this piece. It may make you laugh, sad or sometimes disturb you. But we all know that that's all part of our life and who we are. After all, the ultimate message I'd love to share with everyone is to learn from our past and grow to make our today better than yesterday, and make tomorrow brighter than today. I really hope this piece could touch everyone's heart and start the right discussion on the right topic.