third year – advanced animation THESIS film (2022 – 2023)

WHEN THE SKY FALLS

a carefree rain god and his loyal companion, a dragon who wished to be human, have their peaceful morning interrupted by a blazing phoenix

COMPLETED MAY 2023

• ​storyboarding: MAR – OCT 2022
• rough animation: OCT 2022 – FEB 2023
• PICTURE LOCK: FEB 25, 2023
• clean up lines: JAN – APRIL 2023
• backgrounds: MARCH – APRIL 2023
• color: MARCH – MAY 2023​

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MAY 2023: NYU Student Animation League 2023 Spring Animation Festival – Audience Choice Award
JULY 2023: National Board of Review 2023 Student Grant Winner​
AUGUST 2023: Student World Awards Summer 2023 – Best Animated Short Film Quarter Finalist
OCTOBER 2023: Tokyo International Short Film Festival – Official Selection
OCTOBER 2023: Madrid International Short Film Festival – Official Selection​
OCTOBER 2023: Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest – Official Selection
NOVEMBER 2023: Los Angeles Animation Festival – Finalist