Doll Face

USA - 2005
A machine struggles to construct its own identity as it mimics images on a television screen. Doll Face presents a visual account of desires misplaced and identities fractured by our technological extension into the future.
It's a very simple set, only a few objects. But they are very well designed, modelled, textured and lit, and the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts. It takes a lot of talent to make something so simple seem so believable.
But the real strength of "Doll Face" is in its content. This is a film that speaks on many different levels about the struggle between individuality and conformity in response to external ideals. But I think it's also a comment on reaching ever higher for physical perfection in our image-obsessed society.
Andy Huang has directed and animated short films that have received both national and international recognition. His past animated work has been showcased at the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
His latest independent short film “Doll Face” was accepted into the Official Selection at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, as well as the Electronic Theater at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston. Andy continues to study fine arts and animation at the University of Southern California.
CAST
Christina Frenzel
Directed by Andy Huang