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Innermost

CAOCHONG Maing

China202215min Korean Premiere

Synopsis

In a technologically advanced yet collapsed society, cyberpunk SF and traditional oriental martial arts converge. The story follows the emotional entanglement between a long-lost chivalrous couple and a person with regenerated organs starting from a fight for a mystic magic lyre. From the perspective of the capabilities of regeneration technologies, it prompts audiences to contemplate the amplification or dissolution of emotional value.

Program Note

If, when watching this work, scenes martial arts from Once Upon a Time in China, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, come to mind, then you’re likely the same generation as the author, who describes Innermost as a fusion of futuristic science and traditional Eastern martial arts in a cyberpunk style. It also evokes nostalgia for Chinese wuxia through stop-motion animation. (Kristin JI)

Diretor

CAOCHONG Maing

Caochong Maing had been a lover of cartoon and animation from school days to work. When he made the decision to turn it into his profession, he was no longer young to pursue a related university education. Nonetheless, he started creating stop-motion animations, even without the use of 2D or 3D production techniques. Currently, he run his own professional studio for renowned clients including Disney. At the same time, he has never forgotten the original aspiration of his foray into the animation world - presenting those original stories in his heart with his own hands.