Jessica Poon
Directing
Biography
Jessica Poon (*1990) is a LA-based animation director from Hong Kong. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts’ Character Animation program. Her work concerns humanity and interpersonal relationships. Her film April 21 has been awarded the International Young Film Makers Award at the 13th up-and-coming International Film Festival Hannover in 2015.
Known For
Black giants break classical architecture and rebuild them into Brutalistic structure.
Brutalism
Anxious Cubeman gets ready for his first date
April 21
Short animated film by Jessica Poon.
Origin
Hong Kong, 2019. Long and Sophie, a retired couple, are amateur singers. Despite the social unrest, their singing performance goes ahead as usual. While Sophie arrives at the venue early to prepare, Long is delayed on the subway by unexpected circumstances.
Sunset Singers
The characters of this animation are little creatures looking like people without faces, clothes or emotions. They swim between strange islands and discover new lands lighting their way with drifting eyeballs.
Moving Mountains
Little Cupid has the key that allows him to travel in dreams. When night falls, he visits young Chloé, who wakes up with a shiver. Without a doubt, this strange visit causes her to lose control of her body, which only seeks to experiment on its own.