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Being and Nothingness
| · Director | KIM Jiwoo |
|---|---|
| · Information | 2024┃┃Color┃6m 34s |
| · Technique | 2D Computer |
| · Keyword | Drama, Daily |
Synopsis
This work is an animation that poetically explores the cycle of life in which various beings coexist. The video is an irregular sequence of landscapes and fragments of life. At the beginning, we see a person (A) going about his daily routine on a secluded hillside. Spending time with his dog, A moves to new places and passes through different landscapes and people. The camera reflects on the daily lives of the other people that the individual meets, showing the landscapes that permeate their lives. The point of view then expands, and we quickly see landscapes, cultures, and emotions from all corners of the globe. In the final scene, all these landscapes converge on a single point, the earth, and spread out like a wave, conveying a message of existence, cycles, and eternity to the audience.
Purpose
The everyday scenes of our lives become works of art and beauty on paper. The everyday scenes in the video make us realize the beauty of our surroundings and the coincidence of it all. Starting with the daily life of one individual and expanding to the various lives he encounters, it depicts how we all affect each other. This allows us to recognize and rely on each other's existence to create life. From a cosmic perspective, every entity composed of particles fulfills its role and coexists harmoniously. Each person leads their unique daily life, while nature, seemingly still, quietly observes us. By capturing the beauty and harmony discovered within life's landscapes, this work invites the audience to experience and empathize with the delicate moments of existence. Through this piece, I hope viewers will reflect on the concept of "existence" and find meaning simply in the act of living itself.
Filmography
2025 The 13th Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Competition / Hungary
2025 The 20th Anibar International Animation Festival, Competition / Republic of Kosovo
2025 The 26th Jeonju International Film Festival, Competition / Korea
2025 The 71st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Competition / Germany
Director
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KIM Jiwoo2024 [Being and Nothingness]
-2025 The 13th Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Competition / Hungary
-2025 The 20th Anibar International Animation Festival, Competition / Republic of Kosovo
-2025 The 26th Jeonju International Film Festival, Competition / Korea
-2025 The 71st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Competition / Germany
Staff
- Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character/BG/Animation/Camera/Effect KIM JiwooLay Out KIM Jiwoo, KIM Minjoo, PARK Yeeun, SHIN Yeongjin, SHIN HyeonjunSound LIU WenchiColoring KIM Jiwoo, JANG Yikyung, KANG Minseo, WON JonghoRotoscoping Model KIM Yeonwoo, SHIN Hyeonjun, OK JeongryunProduction Support PARK Jaehyun
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