Synopsis

Symphony portrays a sentient creature trying to escape from a reality of being swept away and assimilated into the mainstream, regardless of its own will. The subject of this abstractedly crafted animation applies to anything that struggles to be free. It can be a phenomenon occurring deep within the mind, or an individual confronting the standardised masses. There is no concrete answer to these questions; the only role I play is to showcase reality. (Erick Oh)
 

Erick Oh

Erick Oh is a Korean filmmaker/animator based in California, USA. His independent films have been screened and awarded at numerous international film festivals, including Annie Awards, Annecy, Hiroshima, Zagreb, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi, and more. After receiving his BFA from Fine Art Department at Seoul National University and his MFA from UCLA’s film program, Erick worked at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016 as an animator, working on Oscar-winning films like Inside Out and Finding Dory. He joined Tonko House to direct PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems, which was nominated at the Annie Awards 2018 and won the Cristal Award at the Annecy Animation Festival.