KLEE

Director, Producer, DP, Colorist, Writer
Duration: 6 months

www.klee-home.com

What defines a monument in the United States–what elicits a sense of wonder? My mind wanders to estate-turned museums in secluded wilderness: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater located in the outskirts of Pittsburgh, Hearst Castle in San Luis Obispo, and the Filoli mansion hidden in the Santa Cruz mountains. As a teenager, my dad and I would take long drives visiting similar landmarks. As a result, I began constructing a taste for what the dream home I hoped to live in might look like. This notion of a sanctuary that works in conjunction with the landscape, that is then transformed into a monument/source of tourism, function as a display of wealth–it is a time capsule into what it was like to be part of the socialite class in that time period.

This fascination with estates-turned-monuments led me to question the role of decoration in realizing our fantasies. Perhaps we can perfect our environment until we can no longer feel pain.

Storyboard:

Color Treatment:

Process Breakdown

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Credits:

Director
Suanna Zhong
Writers
Suanna Zhong, Michael Yang
Executive Producer
Suanna Zhong
Additional Funding
CMU BXA Small Grant
Director of Photography
Suanna Zhong
Production Designer
Leslie Lin
First Assistant Director
Michael Yang
Art Director
Suanna Zhong, Leslie Lin, Michael Yang
Film Editor
Suanna Zhong
Casting
Michael Yang
John P.
Akshat Rohatgi
Josh
Josh Huang
Sally
Sally Pan
Michael
Michael Yang
Laila
Laila Bahman
Camera Operator
Suanna Zhong
First Assistant Camera
Michael Yang
DIT
Suanna Zhong
On Set PA
Michael Yang, Sally Pan
Original Choreography
Sergio Reis
Choreography Assistant
Michael Yang
Location Manager
Sally Pan, Brooke Schwartz
Catering/Craft
Michael Yang, Sally Pan
Title Design
Leslie Lin
Special Thanks
Sally Pan, Schwartz Family, Christian Boehr

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