Chroma Wheel
Director: Zechen Li
Crew:Animation: Zechen Li; Animation Coloring Assistants: Eujin Kim, Tao Tao; Storyboards & Layout: Zechen Li; Background Art: Andrea Ye; Editing & Compositing: Zechen Li; Editing Assistant: Tao Tao; Sound Design: Zechen Li; Voice Acting: Zechen Li, Arti Tefo; Mixing Support: Yiyi Liu; Music Composers: Sonia Mohan, Shannon Lin, Zechen Li; Special Thanks: Chris Sullivan, Joel Benjamin, Nick Ian Flaherty
Email:lizechen317@gmail.com
Synopsis
Chroma Wheel explores the personal journey of art creation and the various emotions that come with it. The story follows a protagonist who experiences creative blocks in a bizarre world, where emotions transition from confusion to excitement and ultimately find harmony.
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About the director
Zechen Li is an animation filmmaker from Beijing, whose work explores personal memory and interpersonal relationships through a transnational lens. Blending Eastern visual philosophy with Western sensibilities. He seeks to discover the sublime beauty, chaos, and balance inherent in human relationships, developing cohesive aesthetic rules that resonate with the rhythms of real-life experiences.
Zechen's works have been featured at the 27th Brooklyn Film Festival (Official Selection), Chicago Filmmakers, Malt Adult, American Illustration - American Photography (AI-AP), ExFest 2023, and Animation Dingle. Zechen was the animation director of the comedy short, "The Road," produced by Bucktown Pictures. He also contributed as an animator on Chris Sullivan's feature "The Orbit of Minor Satellites" and Patricia Pelletier's animated short "Whyoming." He is currently pursuing an MFA at CalArts. BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.