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ABOUT

Deep Fears is an animated thesis short film about a sea otter who's afraid of the ocean. He's challenged to face his fears when he loses his precious pink shell necklace at sea.

Inspired by a death of a loved one, fellow friends, animated children TV shows, and Pixar short films, Deep Fears presents a tale about death, grief, and the value of friendship under its simplistic art direction and family-friendly story.

TEAM

Director
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Music
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Editor
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Sound Design
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Animation

Ryan Chu

Joseph Bucsit
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Reese Hanchadrick
Kyle Russell
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Harvey Carrasco
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Ryan Chu
Izzat Marchi
Kelly Juarez
Amro Emghaoech
Georgina Fang
Jonathan Thomas Yip
Kenneth Cheung
Kristen Tan

SPECIAL THANKS

Amro Emghaoech
Ambrosio Garcia Jr.
Andy Ayala
Rodrigo Gonzalez
Kelly Juarez
Mai-Han Do
Samuel Lazada
Izzat Marchi
Luis Hernandez
Anh Ho
Elizabeth "Alize" Young
Nathan Chan
Brian Campise
Tabo Tang
Marko Salgado

Phuong Nguyen
Sergio Lopez
Alan Hyunh
Anthony Tran
Jason "Jay" Nguyen
Samuel Rodriguez
Michael Garcia
Daniel Cox
Kayla Bates
Jonathan Thomas Yip
Georgina Fang
Kenneth "Kenny" Cheung
Kristen Tan
Reese Hancharick
Kyle Russell

Nemo Muong
Aubry Mintz
Beom "Shimbe" Sik Shim
Thomas "Tom" Decker
Kimberly "Kim" Dwinell
Michael "Mike" Eich
Mark Orme
Lauren Bielefeld
Alex Topete
Derek Thompson
Christian Roman
Jay Olivia
Mario Estioko
Hiroshi Sasaki

My Sister

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Emily Chu

And My Parents
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Mom & Dad

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