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Their Circumstances

There are five storylines, from four different characters\' viewpoints. Stories are seemingly random yet vitally connected with the tale of a set of incidents in one day. The animation starts with the end of the story and then the viewer can find the clue to the story by watching each character\'s viewpoint like fitting the pieces of a puzzle. It adds layers and events to the intriguing story until the final shot, where everything is finally made clear.

This is about a day in which events happen to one innocent family. It reveals the dark side of human beings; crime, deceit, cruelty, negligence, love affair, cannibal and ghost. Because of one car accident, a family commits a crime against human morality. But no one blames them because they have their own circumstances.


JiHyun was born in Seoul, Korea and spent her childhood in Japan, where she was exposed to many unique animation films. She studied architecture and interior design at Yonsei University in Korea. During school, spending more time on manipulating 2D and 3D graphic software, she moved her interest forward to computer graphics and studied flash and video animation in School of Visual Arts in New York. Recently, she graduated her masters program and has endeavored to create animation projects, which were reflective of her quirky imagination and sensibilities.

Last updated 09/17/2007.