Documents of Life
Sophia (Sumin) Mok
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Award Recipient
- Sophie Burnett Memorial Award
- The President’s Media Awards for Excellence – Best in 3D Computer Animation – Honourable Mention
Synopsis
In an unattended kitchen, objects levitate and arrange by themselves. The moving objects reveal details about the kitchen owner and the cause of the supernatural phenomenon.
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Artist Statement
CAUTION: Spoilers Ahead
Documents of Life studies a kitchen left by a grandmother who had passed away. The kitchen reflects how she lived her life– what she did, liked, and who she loved. The objects move, making tea and putting away bottles, and nostalgia arises as we realize the cause of the supernatural phenomenon: the grandma’s spirit lives in the kitchen. Cleaning and organizing objects for the last time, the grandmother’s spirit hopes that her family will not be too sad, and continue to seek her through her kitchen objects. Documents of Life emphasize that all things perish through time, including objects, relationships, and people, which reminds us to treasure what we have in the present.
Credits
Sophia (Sumin) Mok
Director & Creator
Voice Actors
MOTHER – MADAME RAVEN
FATHER – ALBIE ROBIES
BEN – U/BUTTERCUPCHARA
Sound
Westar Music
Matt Stephenson
Sophia (Sumin) Mok
Special Thanks To
3DAN Faculty
Class of 2023 + Y.L.M
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Artist Biography
Sophia is a 3D artist from South Korea, whose work focuses on achieving photorealistic 3D visuals for feature animation and live-action films. She is the director and creator of Documents of Life, a full CG 3D animated film conveying the beauty of all things that deteriorate overtime, including material objects, relationships, and people which their impermanence make them special. She observes and recreates still-life objects in which their stains and surface imperfections reveal people’s lifestyles and personalities. Sophia has been actively involved in ECU community as a member of the Search Committee, Graduation Committee, and a curator for the 3D Animation screening for The Show (2023). She was a recipient of Emily Carr University Achievement Scholarship in 2020 and 2021, Christopher Foundation Scholarship and Simon Chang Award in 2022.
Contact
Email: sophiamok.sumin@gmail.com
Website: https://www.sophiasuminmok.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiasuminmok
