A 2-minute animated curry that'll make you call your mom immediately after.
What are one week films? They're an assignment we do our first week back at CalArts, designed to dust off cobwebs by throwing us straight into the deep end. Our class theme was "square," and we had a lot of fun playing around with compositions inspired by East Asian graphic design.
Direction
East Asian graphic design meets personal documentary.
Cinematography
Every frame is a perfect square composition.
Production
CalArts one-week sprint yields surprising polish.
Director
Michelle Cheng
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'square' constraint mirrors the rigid domestic spaces women often navigate—turning limitation into aesthetic power.
CalArts one-week films are legendary for producing festival breakouts; this 2021 piece continues that tradition of compressed brilliance.
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