Trailer - <Whale Fall - May we all be blessed with longevity>
After the death of a whale, its corpse will become oasis for hundreds even thousands to live. Same as the death of a man - his words and love will continuously affect next generation that follow.
As a great writer, that is how my grandfather affected Chinese literature and me after his death. 

[ 2.5D Student film combined 3D and traditional Chinese Gongbi Ink art. ]
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For my student thesis, I had the opportunity to direct and complete a film entirely on my own for the first time.
​Created in memory of my grandfather, this project was a deeply personal journey, driven by both love and sorrow, as a tribute to his legacy.
  • The Monthly Film Festival. Online. Best Student Film Nominee. June 2018
  •  The Rookies. Online. Excellent Award. June 2018
  •  Top Indie Film Awards. Online. Best Student Film. July 2018
  • Adobe Design Achievement Award. Online. Semifinalist. July 2018
  • The IndieFEST Film Award. Online. Award of Merit: Animation (Student). August 2018
  •  Boston Asian American Film Festival. Boston. Official Selection. September 2018
  • International Independent Film Award. Online. Platinum Award. September 2018
  • The Macoproject Film Festival. New York. Official Selection. October 2018
  • Katra Film Series - Sidebar Edition, New York. Official Selection. October 2018
  • Arthouse Asia . Kolkata, India. Official Selection. December 2018
  • NewFilmmakers NY. New York. Official Selection. December 2018
  • New Media Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. December 2018
  • The Ocean Film Festival. Ocean City, Maryland. January 2019
  • Various Artist Independent Film Festival. Chicago, Illinois. January 2019
  • Webisode Film Festival, Huston, Texas. January 2019
  • FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival, Los Angeles, CA. 2019
  • Cleveland International Film Festival,  Cleveland, Ohio. 2019
  • River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, Indiana. 2019
  • Columbus International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, Columbus, Ohio. 2019
  • NCCC Film and Animation Festival, Semi-Finalist, Sanborn, New York. 2019
  • International New York Film Festival, New York, 2019
  • Florida Animation Festival, Florida, 2019
  • WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival, Remi Winner, Houston, 2019
  • Art Color Digital Cinema International Film Festival, Montreal, 2019
The Rookies Blog : https://blog.therookies.co/2019/01/23/combining-traditional-and-modern-art/

Selected and Exhibited  at SVA Chelsea Gallery  Exhibition "Life on Pluto" with a VR project that related to the story  

Early sketch and progress

Compositing process

" Art is the Antidote to the world"