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Witness stunning animation in a variety of mediums and styles. These stories by and about Asian Americans use the art of animation to convey deep emotional themes. Creativity comes to life here in the form of 2D, 3D, and stop motion short films.
This screening features 10 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
An orphan teen struggles to care for his younger brother in this cutting-edge experimental multi-media short film. Lego stop-motion, live-action, and 2D animation meld to create stunning effects.
Director Biography - Pono Wong
Pono Wong is a mixed-race Native Hawaiian/Asian high school freshman and prolific animator, filmmaker, writer, and actor. His unique style of mixing stop-motion, live-action, and 2D animation creates stunning effects. He grew up on Oahu, Hawai'i and has been creating stop-motion films since he was a young elementary school student. His knack for creating sympathetic characters shows his deep understanding of the human condition. His films "DUSK" and "ABRASIAN" were selected as Official Selections at the Hollywood Youth Diversity Film Festival. "DUSK" was also selected as an Official Selection at the Hawai'i International Film Festival's Inaugural 'Ōpio Youth Fest.
- Year2024
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereOregon
- DirectorPono Wong
- ScreenwriterPono Wong
- ProducerPono Wong
Witness stunning animation in a variety of mediums and styles. These stories by and about Asian Americans use the art of animation to convey deep emotional themes. Creativity comes to life here in the form of 2D, 3D, and stop motion short films.
This screening features 10 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
An orphan teen struggles to care for his younger brother in this cutting-edge experimental multi-media short film. Lego stop-motion, live-action, and 2D animation meld to create stunning effects.
Director Biography - Pono Wong
Pono Wong is a mixed-race Native Hawaiian/Asian high school freshman and prolific animator, filmmaker, writer, and actor. His unique style of mixing stop-motion, live-action, and 2D animation creates stunning effects. He grew up on Oahu, Hawai'i and has been creating stop-motion films since he was a young elementary school student. His knack for creating sympathetic characters shows his deep understanding of the human condition. His films "DUSK" and "ABRASIAN" were selected as Official Selections at the Hollywood Youth Diversity Film Festival. "DUSK" was also selected as an Official Selection at the Hawai'i International Film Festival's Inaugural 'Ōpio Youth Fest.
- Year2024
- Runtime9 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereOregon
- DirectorPono Wong
- ScreenwriterPono Wong
- ProducerPono Wong
