Work
Experimental stories, commercials, music videos, documentaries, animation and installations – a selection from 2020 to today. Videos load only when you click them.
Film & music video
Kind and the Kindest
director · camera · animation
A spontaneous dance film shot at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) with dancers Gaeun Mae and Emi. Filmed and animated by Sora; the soundtrack is by her brother Sori.
아줌아이 – Old Child
director · editor · colorist
The youngest and the oldest generation “free their bodies” on a playground and an outdoor gym – a rare moment that belongs only to them. Made during Sora’s exchange at the Korea National University of the Arts (K-Arts) in Seoul.
I’m the one who knows you best
art director · set dresser
A commercial concept for Spotify’s AI DJ: a young office worker dreams himself away from his desk. Directed by Inhee Hong at K-Arts, Seoul.
The German Witch of ∂når,lit
director · camera · editor · colorist · music · sound
A tired German housewife breaks out of the male-dominated society of the late 1950s and becomes a witch in a mysterious country. A true story, told through the memories of her family and brought together by her great-granddaughter. Honourable Mention, Student World Impact Film Festival, New York 2022.
Arbeitsvorgang
co-director · editor · sound design
A man buys a pack of cigarettes at a kiosk – and an everyday situation slowly comes apart: roles switch, clothes change hands, a leaf is accepted as ID. Co-directed with Sori Schäffter and Yannic Nierkens. Jury Award 24htotake Düsseldorf 2021, SilberFiSH Rostock 2022.
Wir lieben im Auto
co-director · camera · co-editor
A fictional car commercial about falling in love and sharing a car – and a life. With Sori Schäffter; co-directed with Sori Schäffter and Yannic Nierkens.
The Cavendish
director · colorist · animator · storyboard
A woman who doesn’t fit into her world is reborn into a second life – and finally belongs. Co-directed with Stefani Yosifova and Robin.
Unsnaapjing
director · sound design
A young man tries to escape the situations he finds himself in – and ends up wrapping himself in plastic foil, satisfied. Do we use our freedom to limit ourselves?
Animation
Gasping for Life
creative director · 2D animation · editor · storyboard · voice
Art meets science: a young man drowns in social media and its pressure. The film addresses the stigma around mental health. Directed by Su Hyun Hong. Student Film Prize at the WHO Health for All Film Festival 2023.
The Outside
2D animation · editor · storyboard
Aliens, outer space and a bus driver whose last stop is a party on the moon. Commissioned work for musician Billy Rogers.
Phantasoap
director · camera · animation · music · sound
A soap that lets you choose your dreams – in the flavours VIVID Bubble Land, Stinky Clouds and Orange Juice Jungle.
REVE
director · camera · colorist · animation · music
A visual experiment with frame-by-frame animation and green screen. Mixing 24 and 12 frames per second creates layers that bend reality and time.
Nicotine
creative director · animation · storyboard
Endless Summer
creative director · editor · animation
An upbeat song for kids and families: after a long time indoors, it’s time to kick off your shoes and enjoy summer.
Security is an Illusion
2D animation · editor · storyboard
Based on an interview from “Humans of New York”: a ballerina street dancer talks about happiness, money and the illusion of security.
Give Me Life
creative director · animation · editor
In a mystical jungle a nymph finds the love of her life, and the circle of life continues – a video about giving birth as a moment of deep connection with nature. Commissioned by Divina Salam.
Animated Showreel
animation
Installation & performance
The More You Know
director · writer · camera · 2D animation · editor
A being passes through different stages of open-mindedness, each told in its own style. Sora’s graduation work at the AKI Finals 2024, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Enschede. The documentation recreates the experience of the physical installation; there is also a 360° VR version.
sunday morning
director · colorist · performer · animation · sound
How does a Sunday morning feel to you? An installation about the passing of time, with animated sand figures. Shown at the exhibition “moving in”, ArtEZ 2022.
FLUID
co-director · colorist · editor · music · sound
Droplets of experience become an ocean whose borders are squeezed, stretched and changed. With Yannic Nierkens; shown at “Am Rand”, Kunstfabrik Darmstadt.
exist with me
director · performer · colorist · animation · music · sound
A performer physically relives evolutionary processes; skin becomes a metaphor, projection, movement, sound and space interact. Filmed by Yannic Nierkens.
The Future Booth
co-director · editor · sound design · animation
We always strive for the next goal – and it keeps moving one step ahead. An installation about feelings towards the future, with Justin Dickson and Jerald Bennett.
VOLK
director · editor
Early works & experiments
Simya – A story about connection
A roommate recreates the memory of first meeting her Russian family.
Death of a Noodle
Insomnia
Life Flashback
stop-motion animation
Peace and Movement
Infinite Metamorphosis
2019