Baek-il

Grace An
2022 | 1 min
Animation Technique – Charcoal on paper

The Korean legend of Ungnyeo, a bear reborn as a woman, becomes a percussive and mesmerizing riff on the themes of transformation and quarantine.

Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

Credits

Written, Directed and Animated by
Grace An

Mentoring Director
Howie Shia

Offline Editor
Fred Dompierre

Sound Designer
Luigi Allemano

Assisted by
Marie-Josée Archambault

Music
Martin Cesar

Technical Director
Eloi Champagne

Technical Animation Support
Alexandre Roy

Technical Coordination
Luc Binette
Albert Kurian

Titles
Mélanie Bouchard

Online Edit
Serge Verreault

Foley
Karla Baumgardner

Recording and Mix
Geoffrey Mitchell

Studio Administration
Rosalina Di Sario

Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget

Marketing
Judith Lessard-Bérubé
Jolène Lessard

Associate Producer
Johanne Ste-Marie

Producer
Maral Mohammadian

Executive Producer
Robert McLaughlin

Thanks
Umma & Appa
Julian Jason Haladyn
Tarun Padmakumar
Louis Bodart
Lukas Conway
Noncedo Khumalo
Karla Monterrosa

Adapted from the Korean Folktale Ungnyeo

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

About the NFB

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