• Jesa

    Directed by Kyungwon Song
    USA/South Korea | 6 minutes |

The Korean tradition known as Jesa is amusingly explored and dissected from two very different points of view — the filmmaker’s mom and dad — in this stunning and inventive ode to food, culture, and one delightfully eccentric family.

In competition for Best Student Animated Short and Best Student Documentary Short

film synopsis

film details

Director: Kyungwon Song
Producers: Kyungwon Song
Screenwriter: Kyungwon Song
Cinematographers: Kyungwon Song
Editor: Kyungwon Song
Music: Roger Sungpil Kim
Original Language Title: 제사
Country: USA/South Korea
Language: In Korean with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 6 minutes
Contact Email: kyungwonsong@alum.calarts.edu
Website: https://www.kyungwonsong.com/

director biography

Kyungwon Song is a Korean born independent animator currently based in LA. She is interested in non-fiction animation and her main medium is early film technique and stop-motion. Kyungwon directed a PSA for gender equality campaign of UN Women, HeForShe. Her recent film Object Dream got a Jury award in 57th Ann Arbor Film Festival.

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