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9 films in package
LUKi and the Lights
LUKi, a charming and upbeat robot known for living life to the fullest, is diagnosed with the life-altering disease ALS. He must choose how to face life going forward.
Anansi the Spider
Anansi the Spider must outsmart the biggest, most dangerous animals in the jungle... Or be eaten himself!
Tomte's Tulip
A gnome takes care of an elderly woman in her final days.
Behind Closed Drawers
What happens when you place flowers in a hostile environment? Behind Closed Drawers is a stop-motion animated short that follows a child trying to cope with domestic violence through art.
Fiego and the Magic Fish
A happily married Italian fisherman named Fiego catches a magic fish and makes wishes to give his wife the good life.
Day Trip
A critter named Fuzz has decided that today he climbs 'Mount Magoo' all by himself, but as his story continues, he soon realizes that he'll need help.
What If?
While working up the nerve to ask her crush out, an anxious high school girl is sucked into her imagination of what could go wrong.
Hanina/Homesick
A young Nubian girl embarks on a journey back in time to reconnect with her drowned homeland. Guided by the Nile egret, she travels underwater within the lake created by Egypt's Aswan High Dam to visit Nubia's mountains and palm trees, water wheels and houses, men and women. She bids farewell to her people as they board the boats that will take them to their resettlement villages. Returning to her own time, she carries the strength of knowing that Nubia will always live on inside her.
The Nectar Instead
A young fly gets trapped in the fly trap in the stop-motion studio only to have the existential realization that it spent its entire life chasing after the wrong thing.

A young fly wanders into a stop-motion studio and gets trapped in a glue trap. The wise fly who was already there, advises him that it's pointless to fight, to save his energy, and to accept his fate. The young fly, when faced with imminent death, realizes he has lived a pointless life. The wise fly, feeling pity for the young, incites other flies to help free the young fly so he might have a fighting chance in life.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    4 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    PG-13
  • Genre
    Fantasy, Dark Comedy
  • Awards
    DC Independent Film Festival Animation Short Audience Award, Los Angeles Animation Festival - Best Student Stop Motion, Best Student Director, Best Student Comedy, USC Asian Pacific Film Festival Jury Award
  • Note
    #TheNectarInstead
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  • Director
    Yoo Lee
  • Screenwriter
    Yoo Lee
  • Producer
    Yoo Lee
  • Filmmaker
    Yoo Lee
  • Cast
    Frank Thon - Wise Fly, Robert Werner - Young Fly
  • Cinematographer
    Aaron Wise
  • Editor
    Mengyao Mia Zhang
  • Animator
    Blake Derksen
  • Production Design
    Yoo Lee
  • Composer
    Joseph Stevens
  • Sound Design
    Matthew Schoenfeld
  • Music
    Joseph Stevens