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Balloon of Happiness
| · Director | RYU Sihyun |
|---|---|
| · Information | 2025┃┃Color┃3m 50s |
| · Technique | 2D Computer |
| · Keyword | Daily, Adventure, Growth |
Synopsis
A balloon-making clown who brings joy to children encounters a depressed young girl. Despite his best efforts to cheer her up, nothing seems to work—until he realizes she simply needs a friend. He creates a balloon companion for her, but when it floats away unexpectedly, this leads to an unexpected outcome: through the floating balloon, the girl finally finds a real friend.
Purpose
Where did our childhood happiness come from? Back then, even a single balloon from an event could bring us endless joy, fueling our imaginations and filling our days with laughter. Looking back, the sense of loss we sometimes felt in those days didn’t come from the absence of happiness, but rather from the purity of our emotions. Through this short animation, I hope we can rediscover the way we once looked at balloons—and the world—through the eyes of a child.
Filmography
2025 The 20th Korean Film Festival in Paris (FFCP), Competition / France
Director
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RYU Sihyun- 2025 [Balloon of Happiness]-2025 The 20th Korean Film Festival in Paris (FFCP), Competition / France2024 [Startline]2021 [Half]2020 [Perhaps That Day]
Staff
- Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character/BG/Lay Out/Animation/Camera/Effect/Editing RYU SihyunSound/Music Julian Myers
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