Short Circuit S01E10 Jing Hua

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00:00My name is Jerry Huynh, and I am the short circuit director for Jinghua, which translates

00:05to Flower in the Mirror.

00:08When I first came up with the idea for the short, it was really just about reconnecting

00:12with a part of myself and reconnecting with my culture and who I am and Kung Fu, my past,

00:17my family, all this stuff.

00:19When I went to Chinese school as a kid, they used to make us do calligraphy.

00:23In trying to connect with that, I got this set, and I did what I could to try to relearn

00:27it.

00:28And that's such a huge part of the short, that's such a huge part of the inspiration.

00:31While I'm doing all this rediscovery of my own culture, my grandfather passed away.

00:40And then a month later, my grandmother passed away.

00:43And then a few months later, my cousin passed away.

00:47And all of this, while I'm preparing all of this, there was no way I could make a project

00:55about my past, about me that didn't speak to my family's experience.

01:03This is kind of my emotional reaction to what I saw.

01:06I think the amazing thing about the crew is that everyone was really supportive of that

01:12idea.

01:13Because it's about something really difficult that you went through.

01:16And everyone was so open with showing that and accepting the fact that this is a really

01:21hard thing to do and tell and say and trying a new way to do it.

01:25And I'm so thankful for that.

01:26And I'm so thankful for that.

01:32And I'm so thankful for that.

01:47And I can see you.

01:55Oh, my God.

02:25Oh, my God.

02:55Oh, my God.

03:25Oh, my God.