The 21st Seoul Independent Animation Festival
Seoul Indie-AniFest202518. SEP(THU).2025 ~ 23. SEP(TUE).2025
12th (2016)
Indie-AniFest 2016 First Flight
A Night of Counting Stars /
- KANG Heeen
- 2016
- 0:03:05
- Drawing
- Korea
Screening Schedule
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| Fri 23 SEP 15:00 / Sun 25 SEP 13:30 |
Synopsis
Themain character is feeling lack of something deep inside him. He is attracted tothe stars while he is climbing up a hill on a starry night. The stars soonbecome a passion with him and he gradually feels an eager desire for having astar in his hands. Led by the enchanting light of the stars, he embarks on ajourney towards the stars and unexpectedly, he encounters another world beyondthe stars. Because he is blinded by his obsession, he abandons the world hebelongs to and finally faces a tragic end.
Director's Comment
Inspiredthe famous Korean poem, "A Night of Counting Stars," written byDong-ju Yoon, we focused on the fact that people watch and count on the starsand it leads people to become emotional and look back on their lives. We thoughtthe stars have a symbolic meaning of an unreachable goal, desire or dream thatis too idealistic to make it real. Through the animation, we aimed to portray atragic story of a man who is gradually attracted to the stars not knowing thathis obsession can drive him towards a self-destruction.
Staff
Scenario/Storyboard/CharacterDesign/BG Design/Lay Out/Animation/Camera/Sound/Music/Editing KANG Heeen, WONJi-yeon
Filmography
- KANG Heeen
2015[A Night of Counting Stars]
-2016The 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival