top of page
Award Winner

Festival Season:

August 2024

Buddy

Buddy

Directors:

Writers:

Yeonwoo Kim
Yeonwoo Kim

Producers:

Yeonwoo Kim, Cailey Beck

Run Time:

0:10:20

Awarded for the following Category(s):

Awarded Category(s)

The movie is about the relationship between the main character John, and his parrot Buddy.


 Buddy is John’s pet parrot. Every morning, when John’s mom opens the cage door, Buddy wakes up and helps wake John for school. This is a part of the routine that Buddy loves. John always makes sure Buddy doesn’t enter the bathroom, as it is a strict household rule. After John leaves for school, the house becomes quiet, and Buddy spends his time in John’s room.


 However, there is a secret in this house. Buddy has a few rooms in this house that he does not have access to. John’s mother told Buddy that there are monsters in those rooms, so Buddy shouldn't go in.


 Check out this movie and discover the secret!


 One day, John comes home upset, and Buddy, concerned, accidentally enters the forbidden bathroom to check on him. There, Buddy sees a mirror and realizes that he is not a real bird but a robot. Shocked, Buddy tries to fly away but crashes into something and breaks down.


 John repairs Buddy, bringing him back to life, and explains that he created Buddy, the robot bird, to cope with the loss of his pet parrot, who was also named Buddy. Although Buddy is confused, he eventually accepts John’s apology, and John decides to accept the robotic Buddy for who he is, rather than as a replacement for the real bird.

Submitter Statement

This is my first narrative short film. I went through countless practices and failures to shoot this. When I said I would film the drone POV shots with an actual drone, everyone was doubtful and opposed the idea. However, I prayed to the Lord and had to endure many practices and failures to film "Buddy" myself. Please look forward to "Buddy," which will inspire and move us as we overcome these challenge. Thank you.

This is Yeonwoo (Anthony)kim, I am currently a founder and president of Drone Aerial Photography Club in Crean Lutheran High School. I am a high school senior(age 17) in California who loves drones and movies, and I dream of becoming a film director. I am planning to produce and direct an experimental film. My dream is to be a producer of films. So, I plan to make a narrative short film. This story is based on a scenario I have been developing, starting from the moment in 3rd grade when I first encountered a drone and felt a sense of excitement. To be Drone is one of the special techniques for filming because it can film the angle that people's hands do not reach. I also applied a Drone in this film, so there will be lots of fun and new movements from the camera during this film.

Key Cast

Oliver Wiseman, Paige Wiseman

Other Credits

Director of photography: Rod Lee

Editing: Rod Lee

Drone photography: Yeonwoo Kim

Art director: Yeonwoo Kim

bottom of page