sunset singers (2022)
Sunset Singers (2022) is a 10-min animated short film, based on documented materials obtained in Hong Kong 2019 when the Anti-extradition protests took place. There are two filming locations - concert venues where retiree performed singing, and protest venues. A soundtrack was composed with live-recordings, which is paired with visuals from hand-drawn 2D and 3D animation, as well as documented and archive live-action footage. Sunset Singers is my graduation project at the KHM.










Synopsis
Direction, script, animation: Jessica Poon
3D animation: Jiha Jeon
2D animation: Dian Liang /Sangeun Song/ Jane Kim/ Bela Bulgakova/ Eunjin Park/ Qimeng Sun
Effects animation: Daniele Piscitello/ Sylwia Szkiladz
Additional vis-dev: Sylwia Szkiladz/ Zilai Feng
Text design: Dian Liang/ Jessica Poon
Music: Siu-tung Poon/ Motoi/ Eric Yau
Sound design: Hui-Cheng Chung/ Lan-Ting Hsu
Production: Jessica Poon/ KHM
Supported by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
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For this project, four songs reminiscent of the Cantopop of the 80s were composed by the team. Some of the songs are featured in the film. A couple of sunset singers were invited to record the songs with us. You can find the complete songlist uploaded by our records label, Sing Ping Entertainment, on youtube.
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Docu-animation/10’40”/KHM
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Techniques:
2D & 3D computer animation, documented live-action and sound, found documented footage
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Awards:
2022 German Short Film Award - Nomination
2022 Filmzeit - Musikfilmzeit im Immenstadt - Special Mention
Festivals:
2022
International Short Film Festival Detmold - Official Selection
International Animation Film Festival Nikozi - Official Screening
RISING OF LUSITANIA AnimaDoc Film Festival - Panorama
Festival International du Court Métrage de Lille - Official Selection
Festival of Animation Berlin (FAB) - Panorama
Filmzeit - Musikfilmzeit im Immenstadt - Special Mention
International Short Film Festival BRNO16 - Official Selection
KFFK Short Film Festival Cologne - Official Selection
Blicke Filmfestival des Ruhrgebiets - Official Selection
Animators Guild India Fest - Finalist
Animasivo - Official Selection
International Moving Film Festival - Finalist
2023
IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival - Official Selection
Kaboom Animation Festival - Official Selection
Screenings:
2022 Bundeskunsthalle Bonn - Open-Air-Kino Kurzfilmnacht
2022 Kurzfilmtag Hamburg
Exhibitions:
March 16 - April 2, 2023 XXVIe Rencontres Internationales Traverse, Variabilités en échos, Toulouse
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