Directed by Y. Grace Park
Rhode Island School of Design, USA
A black and white tale about a boy's life that is symbolized by the inside of a train. As the boy moves from one car to the other, he grows older and the world inside the train becomes colder.
Director's Statement
I often related to people in terms of dependence and independence. I depend on this person, and that person depends on me. I don't need to depend on them and I don't want such person to depend on me. Sometimes being dependable felt very similar to being useful, and that was a very cold feeling.
But I realized there was another element to our relations, and it was communication.
Dependence is very instinctual and often physical, and I used to tell myself that just staying with and needing the other person was enough. But the cold feeling won't go away until I talk to and listen to the other person and teach myself to understand and to be understood.
Life on Earth is repetition of seasons. I wonder after how many seasons must pass until I find the warmth of trueful understanding.
Category: Animation
Run-Time: 5:35
School: Rhode Island School of Design, USA
Year of production: 2007
Screening format: BetaSP (NTSC)
People/Crew
Producer/Director Y. Grace Park
Camera Y. Grace Park
Original Music Beau Sievers
Filmmaker Bio
Y. Grace Park
Grace Park was born in Philadelphia, PA, United States. When she turned 4 her family returned to Korea where the military regime has ended. After middle school she returned to United States alone.
She has been studying animation at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. She has just finished her degree project, titled "Running Seasons."
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