7 lbs 8 oz
(7 libbre e 8 once)
Synopsis
English
When a young mother moves into a Jersey City neighborhood full of long-time residents, her preconceptions are challenged by a new neighbor who shows her the value of community.
Italiano
Quando una neo mamma si trasferisce in uno storico quartiere del New Jersey, i suoi vicini di casa le faranno capire il vero valore della comunità, mettendo in dubbio i suoi pregiudizi.
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Short Film | Animation | Comedy
07' 11''
USA
2022
English
English | Italian
Robin Daniels | Frank Thon | Michelle Son
Film Independent
Xin Li | Evelyn Angelica Martinez
Zen Movie
Yoo Lee
Ino Yang Popper
Mengyao Mia Zhang
Jamie Kunselman
Yoo Lee
Yoo Lee
Matthew A Schoenfeld
Selections & Awards
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
♥ Winner of BEST INT. SHORT FILM - GRAND JURY PRIZE
HOLLYSHORTS (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
LA SHORTS (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
RIVERRUN INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
ST. LOUIS INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
ATHENS INT. FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
CLEVELAND INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
AMDOCS (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
SPARK ANIMATION (CANADA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
AESTHETICA FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
EFA qualifying festival
BAYRON BAY INT. FILM FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIA)
MONTREAL INT. ANIMATION FESTIVAL ANIMAZE (AUSTRALIA)
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
OAKVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
SAN DIEGO INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
TALLGRASS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
STOPTRIK INT. FILM FESTIVAL (SLOVENIA-POLAND)
ADRIATIC FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
FILMZEIT - THE ALLGAU AUTHORS' FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
LA GUARIMBA INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
SOUTHSIDE FILM FESTIVAL BETHLEHEM (USA)
CHANIARTOON (GREECE)
MOVIEVALLEY (ITALY)
♥ Winner of BEST INT. ANIMATION
♥ Winner of SPECIAL AWARD CSC TORINO for BEST ANIMATION
♥ Winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
PRATO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
ASFF - AS FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
REGGIO FILM FEST (ITALY)
VALDARNO CINEMA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
FACTORY FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
METRICAMENTE CORTO (ITALY)
CORTI IN CORTILE (ITALY)
UNIVERSO CORTO (ITALY)
Yoo Lee
Biography
English
Based out of Los Angeles, CA, Yoo Lee is a writer and director specializing in stop-motion animation. As a Project Involve Fellow and a recipient of the Laika animation grant in 2021, she wrote and directed an animated short, “7LBS 8OZ”, which won the Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short at the 30th annual Florida Film Festival in 2022 making it Oscar qualifier for 2023. Her work is also distributed through the New Yorker Screening Room.
Italiano
Yoo Lee è una regista e scrittrice sudcoreana, residente a Los Angeles, specializzata nella stop-motion animation. È un membro del Project Involve ed è vincitrice della borsa di studio Laika animation nel 2021, grazie alla quale ha scritto e girato il cortometraggio d’animazione “7LBS 8OZ” (7 libbre e 8 once). Il suo film ha vinto il premio della giuria come Miglior Film d’Animazione alla 30esima edizione del Florida Film Festival 2022, rendendolo eleggibile per gli Oscar del 2023. Il suo cortometraggio è distribuito internazionalmente dal New Yorker Screening Room.
Filmography
(2022 | short film)
WELCOME TO 8TH STREET
(2022 | short film)
A POEM BY ALBA
(2022 | short film)
