Please visit yukaidu.com/way-out/ to know more about the project.
‘Way out’, my MA graduation film, is inspired by ‘Alone Together’ by Sherry Turkle and a reflection of modern life in this digital age. The exaggerated contrast between emotionless citizens and characterized phones reveals our over-‐dependence on virtual communication. A dramatic and extreme consequence shows a negative attitude, for which no one can escape the trend of technology that originally comes from the endless appetence of human beings.
Selected Festivals
WORDLESS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Australia)
BEST FILM
ANINETFEST (Czech Republic)
1st PLACE
VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
CORTOR - FESTIVAL DE CORTOMETRAJES EL TORMO (Spain)
SCIENCE FICTION + FANTASY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SEATTLE (United States)
VIDEOMEDEJA - INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL (Serbia)
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL KIN (Armenia)
VISIONI CORTE (Italy)
CYBER SOUSA XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (China, People's Republic of)
SCOTLAND'S LEADING CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FESTIVAL INVERNESS (United Kingdom)
FESTIVAL PARACHUTE LIGHT ZERO (France)
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES TRÈS COURTS (France)
SAKHALIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Russia)
FEST ANCA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Slovakia)
RIVER FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)
INDIEARTH ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (India)
ATHENS ANIMFEST - INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Greece)
LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS (United States)
TOP SHORTS (United States)
CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE ANIMACIÓN ANIMASIVO (Mexico)
EURO FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
TMFF - THE MONTHLY FILM FESTIVAL (United Kingdom)
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ANIMATION D'ANNECY (France)
HOLLAND ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Netherlands)
TERMITA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
THE ECONOMIST VIDEO CONTEST (United States)