The Nectar Instead
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A young fly wanders into a stop-motion studio and gets trapped in a glue trap. The wise fly who was already there, advises him that it's pointless to fight, to save his energy, and to accept his fate. The young fly, when faced with imminent death, realizes he has lived a pointless life. The wise fly, feeling pity for the young, incites other flies to help free the young fly so he might have a fighting chance in life. With the help of other flies, the young fly gets free only to scum to the original fate.
Screenings
Auditorio Mateo Herrera
Niños en Acción 2
Auditorio Miguel Malo | Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante"
Niños en Acción 2
Teatro de la Ciudad
Niños en Acción 2
Cast and crew
Director's bio:
Yoo Lee is a Korean-American writer and director specializing in stop-motion animation. After being a fashion designer for almost two decades, she decided to challenge herself by transitioning to stop-motion animation, a medium she fell in love with for telling the stories she wanted to tell. To facilitate this career change, Lee went back to school and received an MFA in Animation and Digital Design from the University of Southern California in 2023.
As a Project Involve Fellow and a recipient of the Laika Animation Grant in 2021, she wrote and directed an animated short, 7LBS 8OZ, which won the Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short at the 30th annual Florida Film Festival in 2022, making it an Oscar qualifier for the 95th Oscars. 7LBS 8OZ is currently being distributed through the New Yorker Screening Room.
Accepted into the HBOMax | WarnerMedia Access Animated Short Program in its inaugural year, Lee wrote and directed Welcome to 8th Street in 2023, which is currently streaming on Max. The Nectar Instead, Lee’s thesis film from USC, has recently been selected for over 40 festivals around the world.
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