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Synopsis
SPOON-FED: In the basement of a secluded household, homeschooled EVA and her ailing scientist father EUGENE secretly care for human experiments rescued from Eugene’s employer Omnia, a privately funded gene tech company running illicit labs that skirt ethical regulations. The rescues – kindhearted fishlike SHUI, rebellious reptilian OWEN, and curious hermit crab-like critter CRABBY – pass time by watching nature programs, playing with toys, and bantering while Eva and Eugene tend to their medical needs including Shui’s breathing problems and Owen’s painful skin condition. Their lives are largely uneventful until a visit from Eugene's old colleague DR. YANG spirals into chaos.
Bio
Jaime Sunwoo is a Korean American multidisciplinary artist from New York City working in film, art, animation, and performance. Her works connect personal narratives to global histories through surreal storytelling. She has presented her work at Park Avenue Armory, Abrons Art Center, Flux Factory, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Food and Drink,, and NYU. Her animated short documentary Equality Tea was featured in Vogue and Whetstone Magazine. Her film Handwritten premiered at Lincoln Center for New York Asian Film Festival and is available on Amazon Prime Video (USA) in "Fantastic New Worlds: A Handmade Puppet Dreams Collection" and Samansa (Japan, Korea). Her performance film Specially Processed American Me, received support from the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, Queens Council on the Arts' Artist Commissioning Program, Asian Women Giving Circle,, Brooklyn Arts Fund, The Laundromat Project, BRIClab, BRIClab, HB Studio Rehearsal Space Residency, and The Jim Henson Foundation. She is currently touring the film, doing related screenings, workshops, and lectures at universities including Yale University, Cornell University, and University of Maryland.
Credits
Producer - Candice Kuwahara
Producer - Mo Faramawy
Cinematographer - Zach Stotlzfus
Production Designer - Julia Torres
Casting Director - Michael D'Amato
