The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025
20th (2024)
Seoul Indie-AniFest2024 Independent Walk
Beep /
- CHOI Heejae
- 2024
- 00:03:25
- 2D Computer, Drawing
Screening Schedule
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2024. 9. 28(SAT) | 18:30 | GV CINEMA 6 |
| 2024. 9. 29(SUN) | 12:15 | CINEMA 4 |
Synopsis
A person’s daily life, filled with sounds of mechanical beepings such as the cell phone alarm, intersects with the virtual reality within the game. He lives a repetitive life between work and home, until one day, he is met by a tragic situation.
Director's Comment
Nowadays, we are becoming slaves to the constant beeping of various machines. People find comfort and stability in virtual reality games that feel more real than life itself. In these games, we lead lives that are even more humane. This paradoxical situation is what I aimed to capture concisely through this animation.
Staff
Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character/Background Design/Layout/Animation CHOI Heejae
Effect/Music CHOI Heejae, PARK Sangwon
Editing PARK Sangwon
Detailed description
We move like machines to the repeating sound of the beeping, and the scenes repeat with us. It is familiar and tiresome to hear, but we can’t escape the “beep.” This hyper-realistic work candidly portrays real life without a narrative progression. Where we once had dreams, passion, hope, anxiety, and despair, our lives have turned into clockwork. While the film can make us uncomfortable, we comfort ourselves with the risky thought, “Yes, everyone is like this.” KIM Kyeongbae
Filmography
- CHOI Heejae
2024 [Beep]