The gravedigger leads a solitary existence, so far from the living, yet so close to the dead. Her loneliness is soothed every night by a haunting melody that floats in from the edge of the forest. It is death himself who serenades her. This is their story. A love story.
삶과는 너무 멀리 죽음과는 너무 가까이 무덤지기는 홀로 그 자리를 지키고 있다. 숲 저편에서 들려오는 연주만이 무덤지기의 외로움을 달랜다. 그녀를 위한 세레나데를 보내는 영원한 안식의 안내자. 그들의 애달픈 사랑 이야기
The idea behind The Gravedigger's Tale was to create something that was a new and very personal take on the fairy tale that would be both emotional and thought provoking and I hope entertaining to a modern audience. I decided to use puppets because they were able to convey the emotion of the characters, which is so important to the story. I also feel that stop motion and the use of puppets connects us with a more traditional style of storytelling that supports the fairy tale atmosphere that I wanted to create. I wanted this little film to be timeless. A delicate and thought provoking meditation on universal themes that affect us all, wherever we live and whatever our personal situation is. I wanted to make a film that would speak to as many people as possible.
무덤지기를 기획하면서 욕심을 많이 부렸다. 새롭지만 친숙한 동화, 감성적이며 되짚어 볼 만한 이야기 그리고 관객에게 흥미를 이끌어낼 애니메이션. 인형을 선택한 이유에는 스토리 진행에 중요한 요소인 캐릭터의 감정 표현에 가장 적합하다 판단했기 때문이다. 인형을 이용한 스톱모션이야말로 감독이 만들고 싶어한 전통적인 스타일의 동화를 호소력 있게 전달할 수 있다 생각했다. 시대를 초월한 영화. 국적과 배경을 넘어 많은 사람들이 보고 기억해 주기를 바라며 무덤지기를 만들게 되었다.
Festival Screenings
Edinburgh International Film Festival - JUN.2013 - UK
Guanajuato International Film Festival - JUL.2013 - Mexico
Encounters Film Festival - SEP.2013 - UK
Warsaw International Film Festival - OCT.2013 – Poland
St.Louise International Film Festival – NOV.2013 – USA
Athens International Film + Video Festival (Ohio) – 2014 – USA
Cleveland International Film Festival – 2014 – USA
Palm Springs International Film of Short Films – JUN.2014 - USA
Santa Barbara International Film Festival – FEB.2014 - USA
Montreal International Film Festival - SEP.2013 - Canada
Southampton International Film Festival - OCT.2013 -UK
Orlando Film Festival - OCT.2013 -USA
Indie Spirit Film Festival - OCT.2013 - USA
Etidua and Anima Film Festival - NOV.2013 - Poland
Whitelight International Short Film Festival - SEP.2013 – UK
London Lift-Off International Film Festival - NOV.2013 – UK
Best Shorts Competition – 2014 – USA
HongKong International Film Festival – 2014 – HongKong
Imagine Film Festival – APR.2014 – Holland
International Trickfilm Festival – APR.2014 – Germany
Norwich Film Festival – MAY.2014 – UK
The Lighthouse International Film Festival – JUN.2014 - USA
Awards
Southampton International Film Festival 2013
-Best Animation, Best Animated Screenplay, Best Score in an animation, Best Achievement in art, Best design in an animation
Best Shorts Competition 2014
-Award of excellence
Norwich Film Festival 2014
-Best Animated Film
Screen Writer
Maurice Caldera
Editor
Matteo Bini
Cinematographer
Sandra De Silva De La Torre
Sound Designer
Peter Warnock
Composer
Finn McNicholas
Designer
Olivia Muggleton
Producer
Asif Ali
Director
Min Young Oh
한국 영화인이자 스톱모션 애니메이터. 영국 국립 영화학교(National Film and Television School)에서 애니메이션 감독학과 졸업. 졸업 작품 무덤지기는 오스카에서 인증한 영화 페스티벌들 포함 세계 여러 영화제에 경쟁부문 초청되었고 다수의 수상을 함. Youtube에 12cm, It’s A Small World 채널을 운영 중이며, 2017년 현재 단편 애니메이션 작업을 추진중.
MinYoung is a Korean filmmaker and a stopmotion animator. She graduated Directing Animation at the National Film and Television School in the UK. Her graduation project The Gravedigger’s Tale has won several award and selected for international film festivals including 8 Oscar qualifying film festivals. She is running a Youtube channel, 12cm, It’s A Small World and currently she is in development of her new short film.
Only Place(s) 2005
I am Willow 2009
Monkey’s Butt Is Red 2010
Black Cat 2011
Milky Way 2011
Framed 2011
At The Beach 2011
The Gravedigger’s Tale 2013
Festival Screenings
Edinburgh International Film Festival - JUN.2013 - UK
Guanajuato International Film Festival - JUL.2013 - Mexico
Encounters Film Festival - SEP.2013 - UK
Warsaw International Film Festival - OCT.2013 – Poland
St.Louise International Film Festival – NOV.2013 - USA
Montreal International Film Festival - SEP.2013 - Canada
Southampton International Film Festival - OCT.2013 -UK
Orlando Film Festival - OCT.2013 -USA
Indie Spirit Film Festival - OCT.2013 - USA
Etidua and Anima Film Festival - NOV.2013 - Poland
Whitelight International Short Film Festival - SEP.2013 – UK
London Lift-Off International Film Festival - NOV.2013 - UK
Awards
Southampton International Film Festival 2013
-Best Animation, Best Animated Screenplay, Best Score in an animation, Best Achievement in art,
Best design in an animation
Best Shorts Competition 2014
-Award of excellence
Norwich Film Festival 2014
-Best Animated Film
12cm, It’s A Small World 2016
오민영, Min-Young Oh, 스톱모션, 인형애니메이션, stop motion, 스톱애니메이션