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One Last Monster

The young, brave but inexperienced Empress Eura of planet Adin confronts her greatest challenge as a ruler. With the lives of her people at stake, Eura is forced to choose between trusting the will of her late husband Emperor Taejo, who wished to protect Adin from further alien invasion with a mysterious weapon, or an extraterrestrial monster who arrives with a dire warning about the very same weapon...

  • Gene Kim
    Director
  • Gene Kim
    Writer
  • Gene Kim
    Producer
  • Michael S. Kim
    Producer
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Producer
  • Martha Harms
    Key Cast
    "Empress Eura"
  • Mike Meth
    Key Cast
    "Didas"
  • David Thomas Tao
    Key Cast
    "Emperor Taejo"
  • Gene Kim
    Key Cast
    "Prime Minister Oolong"
  • Darrian P. Mack
    Key Cast
    "Head Scholar"
  • Annabelle Kung
    Key Cast
    "Captain Bana Kang"
  • Yusuke Muramatsu
    Key Cast
    "Adinian Commander"
  • Lulu Chen
    Composers
  • Cai-Jhen Jhu
    Composers
  • Jeremy Siegel
    Sound Design & Editing
  • David Zung
    Story Advisor
  • Eileen Kim
    Concept & Color Key Artists
  • Jenna Bae
    Concept & Color Key Artists
  • Jae Bae
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Jenna Bae
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Jae Bae
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Jenna Bae
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Senior 2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Alex Barsky
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Ash Kim Choi
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Janay Charles
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Corlette Douglas
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Ethan Menegakis
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Karis Seungyoun Oh
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • David Oswald
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Gene Kim
    2D Lighting/Layout/Cleanup Artists
  • Ja-Ann Wang
    ADR Recordist
  • Gene Kim
    Director of Photography
  • Eric Kurosu
    Story Feedback & Notes
  • Jae Ham
    Story Feedback & Notes
  • Darrian P. Mack
    Story Feedback & Notes
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Story Feedback & Notes
  • Darrian P. Mack
    Additional Voices
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Additional Voices
  • Daniel S. Reid
    Additional Voices
  • Thomas McSpadden
    Additional Voices
  • Nafisa Rabia
    Additional Voices
  • Annabelle Kung
    Additional Voices
  • Yusuke Muramatsu
    Additional Voices
  • Tracy Muramatsu
    Additional Voices
  • Jeremy Siegel
    Additional Voices
  • Gene Kim
    Additional Voices
  • Man Wai Che
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Richard Chen
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Jeremy Gray
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Juan Felipe Mejia Tobon
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Gene Kim
    Additional Soundtrack Musicians
  • Elmer Barcenes
    Casting & Title Design
  • Gene Kim
    Casting & Title Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Short, Asian, Animated, Animation
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Providdence
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Animation Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    2019 Finalist
  • Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
    Bengaluru
    India
    August 13, 2020
    Southeast Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FilmQuest (Upcoming)
    Provo
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Fargo Fantastic Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Fargo
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Gold Movie Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    Nov. 2019 Monthly Selection
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Dec. 2019 Finalist
  • Asian Cinematography Awards
    Manila
    Philippines
    2019 Best Animated Short, Best Sound Design, Best Cinematography In An Animated Short
  • Big Apple Film Festival
    NYC
    United States
    February 11, 2020
    World Premiere
    Best Animated Short
  • New Filmmakers NY
    New York City
    United States
    June 17, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Golden State Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 28, 2020
    Los Angeles
    Grand Prize Best Animated Short
  • Blastoff Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Best Animated Short & Score Nominations
  • Bute Street Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Luton
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
    Washington DC
    United States
    May 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Mr. HoleHead's Warped Dimension Film Fest
    Online
    United States
    September 26, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Austin Revolution Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Austin
    United States
    Official Selection
  • PopCon! Indiana
    Indianapolis
    United States
    July 11, 2020
    Best Short Film & Best Director Nominations
  • PressPlay Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Dallas
    United States
    Official Selection
  • GenCon Film Festival
    Indianapolis
    United States
    August 2, 2020
    Official Selection
  • ConZealand Film Festival
    Wellington
    New Zealand
    July 29, 2020
    New Zealand Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Queen Palm International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Winner Bronze Medal for Best Score & Honorable Mention Best Animated Short
  • Beyond Earth Film Festival
    Chennai
    India
    Official Selection
  • New York Animation Awards
    NYC
    United States
    Official Selection & Semifinalist
  • Screen Power Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • FLICKFAIR
    Online
    June 1, 2020
    Best Animated Short (Jury Award) June 2020
  • Vegas Movie Awards
    Las Vegas
    United States
    Best Animated Short (Award of Prestige September 2020)
  • Awesome Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection
  • WorldWebFest Mania
    New York City
    United States
    June 24, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Monthly Indie Shorts
    Online
    Best Animated Short July 2020
  • New York Liftoff Film Festival
    NYC
    United States
    July 3, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Animation Celebration Festival
    Sturtevant
    United States
    April 25, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Bastalvista Genre Festival (Upcoming)
    Hannover
    Germany
    Official Selection
  • Long Story Short Film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    Best Animated Short Nominee May 2020
  • Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Best Animated Short, Character Design, Environment Design & Movie Poster Nominations + Winner Best Original Score (Short Film)
  • Monsterflix Awards (Upcoming)
    Online
    Official Selection
  • ConCarolinas Short Film Festival
    Salisbury
    United States
    September 11, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Veritas Film Festival
    Grove City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • KAFFNY (Korean American Film Festival New York) Infinite Cinema (Upcoming)
    New York City
    United States
    Official Selection
  • The Monthly Film Festival
    Online
    Best Animated Short Nominee (March 2020)
  • Shortcut 100 Chicago Film Festival (Upcoming)
    Chicago
    United States
    Official Selection
  • FilmShortage
    Online
    March 17, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Brooklyn Sci Fi Film Festival
    Brooklyn
    United States
    September 14, 2020
    Best Animated Short Nominee
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Finalist
  • IndieX Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Outstanding Achievement Award - Best Animation
  • Roswell Sci-Fi Film Festival
    Roswell
    United States
    April 22, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Paris Play Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Official Selection
  • Dumbo Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    Semifinalist
  • Shockfest Film Festival (Macabre Mansion Event)
    New York City
    United States
    July 27, 2020
    Best Poster Finalist
  • Asian Cinematography Awards
    Manila
    Philippines
    Winner Best Animated Short, Sound Design & Animation Cinematography
  • NY Cinematography Awards
    New York City
    United States
    Winner Best Animated Short & Sound Design
  • New Media Film Festival (Trailer Only)
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 3, 2020
    Best Trailer Nomination
Director Biography - Gene Kim

Gene Kim is a Korean-American storyboard artist, writer and director. He was formerly a CG artist at Disney's Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age 5, Rio 2, Epic & The Peanuts Movie) and interned at Pixar before that. His original animated short One Last Monster was featured in Forbes, The Korea Times along with other media outlets and has won over 100+ accolades during its international film festival tour. For more information, please visit onelastmonster.com or @one.last.monster on Instagram.

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Director Statement

I've always wanted to create an action/adventure/fantasy inspired by all the movies, novels and animated content I've loved since childhood. I also wanted to explore themes of prejudice, hypocrisy and staying in one's comfort zone - all of which are issues that have come to concern and fascinate me as an adult. Making this film was an opportunity to fulfill these 2 artistic goals of mine and it's a privilidge to finally share it with you.