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Minus Plus Multiply

VIFF Short Forum

Experiments with drawing, stop motion, and ceramics exploring one’s relationship to emotions through space.

 

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Director
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Country of Origin

UK

Year

2023

Language

English

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18+
5 min
Animation Shorts Women Directors

Credits & Director

Screenwriter

Chu-Chieh Lee

ANIM

Chu-Chieh Lee

Original Music

Eleanor Fineston-Robertson

Chu-Chieh Lee headshot; Minus Plus Multiply director

Chu-Chieh Lee

Chu-Chieh Lee is a Taiwanese animation director and illustrator based in London, UK. She finished her master’s in narrative animation at the Royal College of Art. Her clients include LinkedIn, Google, Nestlé, and BBC.

 

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