2020 GFF Edition — Quandary
Synopsis
A professional pianist finds herself questioning her whole identity and the meaning of life when she was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. This film follows her journey in her subconscious as she deals with a predicament that might force her to change the course of her successful career.
Team
Catherine Mailoa
Direction, Design & Animation
Catherine is an Indonesian filmmaker, animator, and graphic designer studying in London. Born and raised in Jakarta, Catherine moved to the UK at the age of 16 to pursue her interests in visual communications. Having studied Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, she has wide-ranging experience in illustration, graphic, and web design for faith organizations. Catherine fuses her interests in philosophy, music, and animation in her work to create thought-provoking and engaging pieces. Her endless curiosity brings her to explore novel ways of engaging and educating people through media. Her work is characterized by drawing people into alternate realities that reflect our own world. All of this amounts to her ambition to use media to spark positive change in this world.
Follow Catherine Mailoa on her website and on IG: @caths.pace
Isabel Sanchez
Sound Designer & Composer
