The Cogmill Kids

Directed by Alice Hsieh

USA / 2017 / 5 mins / English / Color / 16:9, D-Cinema

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Armed, Locked, and Loaded

CGV Cinemas 1
May 3, 2017 7:00 pm

Description

Each year, people are abducted from their homelands and taken to the Cogmill, where they work as laborers to provide power for an island city up above. Aji, the most recent addition to the Cogmill, must navigate through captivity, whilst trying to survive under its oppressive conditions.

Director's Bio

Alice Hsieh is an animator and illustrator who was born in Taiwan and raised in the U.S. She developed an interest in Asian cinema and illustration at a very young age, which pushed her to pursue animation and filmmaking as a career. She aims to create animated works that are sophisticated in both style and theme, as well as explore topics of queer identities, social inequality, and colonialism.

Credits

Director: Alice Hsieh
Cast: Grace Kor, Michael Chiou, Cecilia Lee, Victoria Chang, Ben Huynh

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Armed, Locked, and Loaded

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