Synopsis

The fire has been surrounding me for as long as I can remember. It scares me, but I dance. Drawn by its temptation, I step into the ‘Forest of Memories’. There, I face the memory of dancing freely—and feel the emptiness of how reality has changed. I gather myself and try to dance again, but this time, the fire becomes a hand and presses me down. Even as I flee with my flattened body, the fire follows without end. Inescapable within the flames, what choice will I make?

Director's Comment

Pain is always by our side. How we choose to face it is up to us. Like stop-motion, where every frame is carefully crafted by hand, I believe there are certain truths we can only reach by walking through slow, deliberate effort. Through this work, I wanted to capture the quiet process of moving forward—without shortcuts, at one’s own pace, through personal struggle.

Staff

Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character/BG/Lay Out/Animation/Camera/Editing HWANG Yoochae

Effect HWANG Yoochae, KIM Yun-a

Sound/Music Naojusung

Choreography KIM Yun-a

Costume KIM Kwangkyong

Detailed description

The use of drapery to create the stage and the performances of the actors striding across it feel like watching a theater stage. It’s an elegant theatrical expression of a narrative about one’s inner mind.

LEE Jonghoon 

The movements shift between multiple techniques. When the dancing figures face the memories of their dance, in that moment we become immersed in the aesthetics of their movement. 

CHUNG Huibin 

It’s a visualization of an inner fire that combines stop motion and modern dance. 

CHOI Hee-seung