Voices — Taegyu Seo
Taegyu Seo — Official Director Archive2024 · ANIMATION · 6 MIN
A white deer, tormented by humans in a zoo, bears scars that can never heal. A stray dog recalls the day it was abandoned by the owner it loved unconditionally. A forest, shattered and broken by senseless violence, stands as a silent witness. And Earth itself, stripped of its natural essence, mourns its losses. Voiceless victims of humanity’s actions now speak through us, sharing their untold stories.
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Synopsis
A white deer, tormented by humans in a zoo, bears scars that can never heal. A stray dog recalls the day it was abandoned by the owner it loved unconditionally. A forest, shattered and broken by senseless violence, stands as a silent witness. And Earth itself, stripped of its natural essence, mourns its losses. Voiceless victims of humanity’s actions now speak through us, sharing their untold stories.
Director’s Note
This film is an experimental work that intertwines the pain of humanity and nature through the chaotic and fragmented format of creature interviews. The creatures—a white deer, a stray dog, a broken forest, and the Earth—are each based on the voices of real human victims with distinct experiences.
The white deer embodies the suffering of comfort women, the stray dog represents a child abandoned to an orphanage by their mother, the broken forest reflects the anguish of a homeless individual assaulted without reason, and the Earth conveys the grief of the victims of the Itaewon tragedy through their recorded testimonies.
Through this approach, we aim to connect human trauma with the destruction of nature, amplifying the voices of those who have been harmed in a novel way. Ultimately, this work seeks to prompt the audience to reflect on how human-made tragedies and their resulting wounds are universal, offering profound empathy and a fresh perspective.