This year's Animation Festival Screening Unit will bring you an exhibition of outstanding works from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, with previews of seven outstanding animation works coming now!
Live Broadcast Time
29.11.2022
19:00—20:00（Beijing）
Live Streaming Platform
School of AnimationandDigital Arts’ BilibiliOfficial Account
Aqiyi Zone
Main Creator and Storyline Introduction
Blinded
Blinded
Introduction of the creator
Director: Baptiste Leroux
Storyline
In a secluded cabin in the snowy woods, Aidan realizes that he may not be fully human. As he begins to struggle with this new identity crisis, his girlfriend Sophie arrives and tries to help him come to terms with it all. A heated argument breaks out and Aidan runs away, ending up falling into a crack in the ice of a nearby pond and plunging into the murky depths.
Cradle
Cradle
Introduction of the creator
Director: Devon Manney
Devon Manney, 27 years old, artist and filmmaker, currently living in Los Angeles, USA. By the time he graduated from high school, his films had been screened at film festivals across the U.S. and was named one of the top 14 young filmmakers in the country by the National Youth art Foundation.
Storyline
Returning to the United States after losing both arms overseas, a young veteran struggles with phantom pain, prosthetics and memories of his pre-war life while seeking a sense of normalcy.
Cry the Fox
Introduction of the creator
Director: Jason Ronzani , Ning Xu
Jason Ronzani. He received his MFA in Animation and Digital Arts (DADA) from the University of Southern California in 2015. He spent four years at Third Floor LLC as a visual effects artist, designing shots for films and TV shows such asDoctor Strange,Avengers: Infinity War,Avengers: Endgame,Game of Thrones, andWanda the Vision.
Ning Xu,graduated from the Animation School of Beijing Film Academy as an undergraduate and received his MFA in Animation and Digital Art from the University of Southern California in 2015. He worked as a stop-motion animator at Laika Studio and participated in the production of the filmsKubo and the Two Strings andMissing Link.
Storyline
A boy tries to save a young fox from two forest bullies.
Expiration Date
Expiration Date
Introduction of the creator
Producer: Sarah Tejed
Sarah Tejed , an animated film creator from Los Angeles, California. She has worked at Southern California's most famous stop-motion animation studios, producing commercials, TV shows and films, including "Marcel the Shell in Shoes", "Alien Christmas Heist" and "Robot Meat Chicken".
Storyline
After waking up in the chaos of a food zombie apocalypse, Paul and his friend Raymond encounter other surviving food that has taken refuge in a microwave oven. However, their escape plan is interrupted as the zombie food breaks into the microwave and goes on a rampage. Raymond sacrifices himself for Paul, who escapes into the kitchen.
Tale of a Seed
Tale of a Seed
Introduction of the creator
Producer: Yawen Zheng
A graduate of the University of Southern California School of Film and Cinema, he specializes in the fields of computer animation, concept design and illustration. His work often blends animation with different media and styles to express peace and warmth to the world.
Storyline
This story is a journey - a young boy trying to find a special place to bury his golden seeds. On this journey, he learns about the world and his inner growth.
Two
Two
Introduction of the creator
Producer: Emre Okten
Emre Okten is a director and cinematographer from Istanbul, based in Los Angeles. The films he has worked on have been screened at festivals in Austin, Atlanta, Florida, Fantasia, Utopia, Istanbul and more.
Storyline
Two companions are on a decades-long mission aboard an unmanned research vessel headed for the sun. When the ship begins to malfunction and they are caught in a gravitational pull from which they cannot escape, how will they face the end of their journey?
Yuan Yuan and the Hallow Monster
Yuan Yuan and the Hallow Monster
Introduction of the creator
Producer: Catherine Chen
Catherine Chen , a 2020 undergraduate graduate of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, is a writer and director and producer currently living in Los Angeles.
Storyline
Eight-year-old Yuan Yuan is determined to protect her new pet, a baby turtle named Lucy, at all costs. Even if it means chasing a giant hurricane called the Hollow Monster.
