'Stand Alone' received the Jury's Citation Award

Jury's Citation Award from the 45th Thomas Edition Film Festival (formerly Black Maria)

'The Sun & The Wind' at the KID FILM Festival, Jan. 17-18

'The Sun & The Wind' will be screened at the 42nd KidFilm Family Festival, presented by USA Film Festival, in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 17-18, 2026.

'The Sun & The Wind' Won an Award!

'The Sun & The Wind' was screened at the Los Angeles Animation Festival, Dec. 6-7, and became an Award Winner of Best Children's Educational category!

'The Sun & The Wind' at the 19th Kids First! Film Festival, New Mexico

 

Double Feature at the 10th Animation Marathon, in Greece

      

A special screening of 'Stand Alone' at the Interfilm Berlin 41'

"Eight musicians and bands meet eight films at Sound & Vision – live at the Volksbühne. The performers have not yet heard the original soundtracks of the films, most of which were selected from the festival program, in order to preserve their own creative connection to the works during the composing process. Eight films, accompanied by eight acts of talented musicians come together in a dense and intense live show, featuring phenomenal sound and the epic screen of the Volksbühne.

A few pics of 'Stand Alone' live performance at the Interfilm Berlin 41'

'Stand Alone' at the 7th Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival in Greece

'Three' is nominated for the Awards

'Three' is nominated for the Best Micro Experimental Film Awards at the Lumina Film Festival!

'Stand Alone' at the Intl Animated Film Festival Banjaluka, in Bosnia and Herzegovina

'Stand Alone ', The 18th Anim!arte, October 2025 in Brazil

'Stand Alone' was selected as official selection in Professional Environmental Film category at the 18th Animarte International Animation Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

'Stand Alone' at the Million Dollar Theatre, DTLA

'Stand Alone' at the Million Dollar Theatre, DTLA, hosted by The Secret Movie Club.
1pm on Sunday, October 19th

Featuring new experimental animated works:
Deesis by Valor Aguilar 
Storybook Apocalypse by Gina Napolitan 
Stand Alone by Soyeon Kim 
I'd Rather Be Turned into Cat Food by Walter Santucci 

'The Sun & The Wind', World Premiere at the prestigious 48th Mill Valley Film Festival

'The Sun & The Wind'

 

Stills from 'The Sun & The Wind'

'Stand Alone', at the 19th Tacoma Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' List of Film Festival Selections

Official Selections:

2024

Nov. 11-16     The 16th TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival, Adjara, Georgia

Nov. 22-24     The 9th Animation Marathon, Athens, Greece

2025

Feb 14-22     The 6th VASTLAB Experimental, Los Angeles, California

Feb 27-29     The 46th Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, Illinois

Mar. 27-30    The 20th Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece

Jun. 3-8        The 5th Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan

Jul. 1-14        The 7th Palm Springs Animation Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA

Sep. 22-23    The 2nd Pulse of Animation Festival, Gorni Bogrov, Bulgaria

Oct. 1-3         The 6th Animation Screenings Film Festival Striped Tale, Tbilisi, Georgia 

                      AWARD WINNER: Best Mixed-Media Animation 

Oct. 10-12     The 5th GENiUS DaVinci International Film Festival, LA, CA 

Nov. 6-9         The 7th Open World Animation Festival (Historic Roxy Theatre), Northampton, Pennsylvania 

2026

Feb. 21 The 20th Square Lake Festival - Special Exhibition: "Earth & Light", St. Croix, MN

Mar. 25-Apr. 12 The 11th CICA: Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Experimental Film and Video, Kimpo, Korea

Apr. 8-15,     The 20th Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Morgan Hill, CA

Jun. 19-Jul.6 The 19th Jersey Shore Film Festival, Deal Park, New Jersey

Sep. 03-05 The 23rd River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, Indiana, US

Sep. 25-27    The 7th Bang Awards International Animation Film Festival, Lisboa, Portugal

Oct. 1-12       The 49th Mill Valley Film Festival, San Rafael, CA, US

'tête-à-tête', DaVinci Intl Film Festival, screening at the AMC Theatre, at the Grove

 

'tete-a-tete', Won an Award, at the Animation Film Festival, Striped Tale, Tbilisi, Georgia!

 

Animated short film, 'Stand Alone'

Direction/Story/Design by Soyeon Kim

Animation by Mary Catherine Wilbur & Soyeon Kim

Music by Karen Tanaka

Edit by Todd Hemker & Soyeon Kim

Stand Alone is a quiet, personal reflection on what it means to keep moving—alone—through life’s uncertainties. Following the meandering path of a snake, the film becomes a mirror for our own inner journeys, where direction is unclear, and every step is shaped by instinct, struggle, and small, hard-won wisdoms. In a world that often overwhelms with noise and disconnection, Stand Alone finds strength in solitude and beauty in persistence. It’s a meditation on becoming—on learning to trust yourself and to claim your place in a world that’s always shifting beneath your feet.

Palm Spring Intl Animation Festival 2025: tete-a-tete & Stand Alone

Featured in the book, [TURBULENCE, New Media Art 2025]

 

Produced by CICA Press, Gimpo, Korea

Release Date: January 15, 2025

ISBN 979-11-88671-28-1 03600

252 Pages

https://www.cicamuseum.com/cicapress/turbulence-new-media-art-2025/

Soyeon Kim 

is one of the featured artists and scholars.

'tête-à-tête' @ Tokyo International Short Film Festival

 Official Selection at the 5th Tokyo International Short Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' @ Athens ANIMFEST, Greece

 Official selection at the Athens ANIMFEST, March 27-30

'tête-à-tête' @ VASTLAB Experimental, Los Angeles Premiere/Screening

 

  

'tête-à-tête' @ BIG MUDDY Film Festival

 Official Selection at the Big Muddy Film Festival organized by Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, March 27-29.

'tête-à-tête' @ Animation Marathon, Greece

 

'tête-à-tête', World Premiere at the TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival

'tête-à-tête' had the world premiere at the TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival in Adjara, in the country of Georgia, Nov. 11-16!

'tête-à-tête' images

New experimental film, 'tête-à-tête'

tête-à-tête is a lyrical exploration of human connection, where the language of movement and abstract visuals replace words, inviting viewers into a dance of emotions that unfolds across a 360-degree canvas.

 

Cast & Crew
Director/Writer/Editor/Producer: Soyeon Kim
 
Designers/Performers: Antonia Alvarado, Isabella Andrus, Eri Biter, Ethan Dwinell, Valencia Grace, Bethany Guerrero, Habiba Hassaan, Yoontaek Hong, Isabel Ladesma, Bryan Loya, Sungbin Moon, Diana Veveros
 
Animators: Hui Tan, Soyeon Kim
Composer: Walter Santucci
Choreographer: Ursula Echeverria
Produced by CSULB & Yellowshed

Director's Statement:

In creating this film, I wanted to explore 'Conversation' in a non-traditional and experimental way, challenging our conventional methods of communication. Rather than relying on spoken or written words, I chose to express the depth of emotions through movement—both of the body and abstract visual elements on the screen. This approach invites the audience to engage with the subtleties of human interaction that we often overlook when we focus too much on verbal language or facial expressions. I believe that words can sometimes confine the true essence of what we wish to express. By removing them from the equation, viewers are encouraged to seek deeper meanings in the physical movements and the dynamic visuals, interpreting the emotional landscape in their own way.
The film is designed for a 360-degree theatre setting, with a canvas of 1000 pixels in height and 8000 in width. I utilized the screen space in various configurations—sometimes filling the entire space, at other times rotating or fragmenting the visuals. This creates a sense of unpredictability and immersion, as the audience never knows where the next 'conversation' will take place within the space. This setup allows for a unique experience where viewers can feel as though they are in direct conversation with the filmmaker or quietly observing an intimate dialogue happening nearby.