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A machine with a doll face mimics images on television screen in search of a satisfactory visage. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.

Interview Andy Huang, Creator of “Doll Face”
by Sam Chen, San Diego Asian Film Festivsal, Artistic Programmer

Andy Huang, Creator of “Doll Face”
Interviewed by Sam Chen, SDAFF Artistic Programmer

What do you find most challenging about making “Doll Face?”

Finding the determination to finish it. Also, embarking on a project when I was not sure how I would go about executing the visual effects. I almost quit the project about three times before I even started it because I did not have confidence I would be able to pull off the imagery that I had in my head.

Tell us whether the use of animation made it easier or harder to tell your story.

I don’t think it would have been possible to do my film without animation. The film was originally conceived from a group of paintings I did in high school. I think the only other media outside of animation that could have told this story would have been an art piece like an illustration. So, I guess the answer to your question is that animation sure made it harder, but having still surrealist imagery alone without the addition of time would not have been the most effective way to convey my idea.

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