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Running Time

Year

A Film by Yoo Lee

00:04:10

2023

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University of Southern California Thesis Film
Fox Fellowship
 

A young fly gets trapped on the fly trap in the stop-motion studio only to have the existential realization that it spent its entire life chasing after the wrong thing.

USC Asian Pacific Film Fest 2024 Jury Award
 

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WRITER | DIRECTOR

Yoo Lee

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PRODUCER

Yoo Lee

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CINEMATOGRAPHER

Aaron Wise

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LEAD ANIMATOR

Blake Derksen

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CAST

Frank Thon as a  Wise Fly

Robert Werner as a Young Fly

Matthew A. Schoenfeld as Frank

Yoo Lee as Barb

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MUSIC

Joe Stevens

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EDITOR

Mengyao Mia Zhang

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ART DIRECTION & FABRICATION

Yoo Lee

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VISUAL EFFECTS

Diana Miao

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STORYBOARD | ANIMATIC

Yoo Lee

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GRIP & RENTAL

White Rice, Inc.

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KEY GRIP

Sergio Silva

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MOTION CONTROL PROVIDED BY​

General Lift

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Ollie Lewis

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SOUND SUPERVISOR

Matt Schoenfeld

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PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Rachel Levine

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©Yoo Lee 2019 - 2025 All Rights Reserved

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