Hair Universe, 머리카락 우주
3D Animated Short Film, 11min 17sec, 2023
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.
엄마와의 사별로 인해 슬픔에 잠긴 한 소년이 샤워를 하다 배수구에 걸려있는 엄마의
머리카락을 발견하게 되고, 욕조 밑 미지의 세계 ‘머리카락 우주’로 떠내려가게 된다.
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 hair. When we realize such sadness is not ours alone but they ‘connect’ us all, we regain the strength to live.
사랑하는 존재의 죽음은 누구나 언제라도 겪을 수 있는 일이지만, 그에 대해 깊이 생각해 볼 기회는 흔치 않다. 사랑하는 이의 죽음이 예기치 않게 찾아와서 아픔에 무방비 상태로 남게 된다. 사랑, 죽음, 상실의 아픔과 고민은 머리카락처럼 서로 엮어 있고 나의 슬픔이 오롯이 혼자만의 것이 아니라 ‘연결’되어 있음을 느낄 때, 우리는 다시 살아갈 힘을 얻게 된다.
Award
Jury's Special Award, Siggraph Asia 2023, Australia, 2023
Jury's Special Award, Catholic Film Festival, South Korea, 2024
Excellence Award, Educational Film Festival, South Korea, 2024
Best Director Award Nomination, Indie Ani-Theater with Animation Awards, South Korea, 2023
Screening
Austin Film Festival, USA (Academy Award Qualifying)
Siggraph 2024, USA (Academy Award Qualifying)
Seattle International Film Festival, USA (Academy Award Qualifying)
Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea (Academy Award Qualifying)
Spark Animation Film Festival, Canada (Academy Award Qualifying)
DeadCENTER Film Festival, USA (Academy Award Qualifying)
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Canada (Canadian Screen Award Qualifying)
Siggraph Asia 2023, Australia
Jakarta Film Week, Indonesia
Taiwan International Children's Film Festival, Taiwan
JEONJU Cinetour, South Korea
Indie-Aniawards, South Korea
Wiesbaden International Animation Festival, Germany
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, Russia
Seoul Int'l Children's Film Festival, South Korea
Educational Film Festival, South Korea
Catholic Film Festival, South Korea
Jeju 4·3 Film Festival, South Korea
Seoul Barrier Free Film Festival, South Korea
Indieground, South Korea
Chaniartoon, Greece
Pohang Kids Film Festival, South Korea
Film Specs
Original Title 머리카락 우주
English Title Hair Universe
Type Animation, Short
Genres Family, Fantasy, Drama
Length 11 minutes 17 seconds
Country of Origin Korea, Republic of
Language Korean, English (subtitles)
Formats DCP, ProRes.mov, H264.mp4
Aspect 1.85:1
Audio stereo
Credit
Director / Producer Jinuk Choi
Screen Writer Jinuk Choi, Seoyoung Ahn
Cast Seonhye Jeong, Changwook Kwon
FX Technical Director Hanjin Cho
Music Sungyu Park
Production Design Jinuk Choi
Concept Art Yixin Cheng
Storyboard Jinuk Choi
Animation Supervisor Sooyoung Kim
Animator Jeonghwa Hong, Sangyun Sim, Seonmi Gwak, Yeongseop Hong
Modeling Jinuk Choi
Rigging Suggwon Kim
Look Development Jinuk Choi
Layout Jinuk Choi
Compositing Jinuk Choi
Consultant Shaun Kim
Sound Designer Jusuk Lee
Re-Recording Mixer Ingyeong Lee
Financially Supported by Seoul Business Agency
© 2023.Jinuk Choi. all rights reserved.