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Festival Season:
September 2024
Erasure
Directors:
Writers:
Jingyuan Wu
Producers:
Liam Young
Run Time:
0:00:00
Awarded for the following Category(s):
Awarded Category(s)
Erasure is a speculative short film set in a near-future city built from recycled materials and enhanced with digital overlays. The story explores themes of memory, identity, and environmental decay as the protagonist moves through a world where physical and digital realities mix. As society erases its past to create a sustainable future, the film reflects on what is lost in the process. Through moments of collective wonder and quiet reflection, the film reveals hidden layers of decay beneath the city’s digital façade, inviting viewers to question progress and remember the histories left behind.
Submitter Statement
I am driven by a fascination with the future of our built environment and how the intersection of physical and digital realities shapes our experiences. My work focuses on themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time, exploring how progress often obscures the remnants of the past. I aim to create thought-provoking narratives that encourage viewers to reflect on their relationship with space, history, and the evolving world around them.
Candice Wu is a filmmaker and creative technologist with a background in architecture and immersive digital art. Her work focuses on speculative narratives about the future of our built environment, where digital and physical realities intersect. By blending cinematic storytelling with emerging technologies like AI and virtual environments, she explores themes of memory, decay, and identity. Candice’s films, including The Ninth Wave and Erasure, reflect her passion for futuristic world-building and visual storytelling, offering new perspectives on how we engage with our surroundings. Her innovative use of digital tools and speculative narratives pushes the boundaries of both storytelling and technology.
Key Cast
Other Credits
Character Artist: Yuheng Zhu; Special Thanks: Alexey Marfin, Shuruq Tramontini, Andre Zakhya, Nix LiuXin; Temp Sound: Serrino Liu
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