The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival

Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)

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yeongeun
  • HWANG Eunseo
  • 2026
  • 0:06:03
  • 2D Computer
Screening Schedule
DateTimeVenue
2026. 9. 20(SUN) 16:00 GV CINEMA 6
2026. 9. 21(MON) 19:00 CINEMA 5
Synopsis

On a bright, sunny day, I go on a picnic with my grandfather, who stays at home every day. However, for some reason, he is unusually silent today. Even when I try to talk to him, I can't get any answer from him. On the way back home, my grandfather points to a cathedral and begins to let out a whole bundle of memories with the little ones.

Director's Comment

As I watched my grandfather’s cognitive abilities decline recently, it felt as though small holes were forming one by one in his mind. Yet, whenever he recalled our past memories, he would tell stories so vivid they felt like they happened only yesterday. It seemed as if he had placed the memories he wished to cherish longest inside those hollow spaces, taking them out to look at whenever he felt a sense of longing. A lotus root is the rhizome of the lotus plant. The holes within it are meant to transport nutrients to the flower above while stably supporting the plant in the water. I thought of my grandfather—who supported our family with his entire being and lived through the years for his children—as resembling that lotus root full of holes. Through this work, I sought to capture the precious memories he has kept within those holes of various sizes.

Staff

Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character Design/BG Design/Lay Out/Animation/Camera/Effect/Sound/Editing HWANG Eunseo

Music Kaneko TAKAHIRO

Voice JEON Bangseok, YU Jaebun, JEON Yeojeong, HWANG Jiwon, HWANG Eunseo

In-between Animation JEON Seokyoung


Program Note

A 2D animation shaped in soft, tender lines against clear negative space and gentle pastel tones. With a lyrical melody spreading quietly across the screen, the film lingers unhurriedly over life's small, everyday moments, gently embracing the silence of old age and the weight of time settled within it. Above all, the family's own voices were used for the film, so what we hear feels less like an invented story than a genuine warmth drawn straight from someone's living room. Like the cross-section of a lotus root, its holes threaded one into the next, the film quietly reflects the memories and feelings that have flowed from one generation to the next.

SONG Sihyung


Filmography
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  • HWANG Eunseo 
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