Grace An
Directing
Biography
Grace An (b. 1992, Toronto) is an animation artist and filmmaker from Lindsay, Ontario, now based in Montréal. Her two latest films were produced in programs by the National Film Board of Canada and have been screened across Canada. She holds a BFA in Film Animation from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Master of Art, Media, and Design from OCAD University. There, she is currently a faculty member in the Experimental Animation program.
Known For
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.
Baek-il
When the mind of a bilingual child mirrors absurd translations, their poetic misinterpretations can accidentally produce multiple meanings — and create puns.