MUSIC FOR FILM and FILMS ABOUT STELLA SUNG'S MUSIC1/7: "Voices in the Clouds" is an intimate look at one man's search for the spirit of his late mother through the discovery and exploration of his indigenous roots. Through his journey the audience will become well-acquainted with and emotionally connected to the indigenous people and cultures of Taiwan. 'Voices' celebrates the importance of family, and illustrates the personal richness and fulfillment that is born from being intimately connected to one's ethnic heritage and culture."Full-length documentaryAaron Hosé, director and producerScore by Stella Sung2010 Official Selection in: San Diego Asian Film Festival (CA), Native Spirit Film Festival (London, ENGLAND) Aruba Film Festival (Aruba), Alexandria (VA) Film Festival, OlaFest Film Festival (FL), Gasparilla Film Festival (FL), 2011 Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival (Taiwan), 2011 Biindegaate Film Festival (Ontario, Canada)_____________________________________________2/7: "Dentophobia"....."A young girl comes face-to-face with her seemingly unfounded fear of the orthodontist's office in this 3D animated film created by animator Darlene Hadrika for UCLA's Animation Workshop. Relive the anguish of orthodontia through the eyes of a young girl in this humorous fully animated short film. "5 minute shortDarlene E. Hadrika, director and producerScore by Stella Sung_____________________________________________3/7 : "Atlas' Revege" is a short animation film produced byt the Univ. of Cenral FL Visual Language unit (Digital Media) within UCF's School of Visual Arts and Design. The story is of Atlas, a goldish living three stories above the canals of Venice who lives a joyous existence of games and amusement. This all changes when his owner introduces a new friend: the "Robofish 3000 Turbo Tank Cleaner." Atlas soon realizes that he must evade death by suction as he fights to save his world from total and utter destruction.5 minute ShortDirected by James Story and Bradley LewterScore by Stella Sung2010: Winner of the 2010 SIGGRAPh "Space and Time" award2011: Official selection in the 2011 Savannah International Animation Film Festival.______________________________________________4/7: "The Groveland Four," a powerful, short documentary film based upon a 1954 Civil Rights incident in Groveland, FL.20 minute documentaryAaron Hosé, director and producerScore by Stella Sung______________________________________________5/7: "The Circle Closes" is a music video film that captures the world premiere performance of Stella Sung's composition, The Circle Closes. Take a spiritual journey into the birth of new music as you witness a live event where performance meets meditation. This short film/music video DOCUMENTARY captures the world premiere performance of composer Stella Sung's orchestral work The Circle Closes, featuring four tuned meditation bowls on stage. To our knowledge, this is the first time such bowls have been used as solo instruments accompanied by a full orchestra. The film uses 13 camera positions to capture the spirituality and intensity of the work, performed in front of a live audience by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. It garnered the "Best Editing of a short film" Crystal Reel Award from the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association in November, 2010.Composer Stella SungDirector Lisa Mills35 minute documentaryLisa Mills, director and producerMusic by Stella SungOfficial selection: Park City Film Festival (Utah), Music documentary category, 5-30-11. Silver Award Winner, Music documentary.Bronze Winner--2011 Telly AwardAvailable through NAXOS's on-line video llibrary______________________________________________6/7: " Rockwell Relfections," an award-winning short documentary film by director and producer, Dr. Lisa Mills. Winner of the "Cultural Arts" award at the 2009 MOFILM International Film Festival, this documentary uses Stella Sung's musical composition, Rockwell Reflections, as a backdrop for a short documntary film combining live performance of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the "Peace Corps" illustration by Norman Rockwell, and archival images of the Peace Corp, John F. Kennedy, and others.5 minute shortLisa Mils, director and producerMusic by Stella Sung______________________________________________7/7: "Stars and Strings" is an award (two Bronze Awards, 2007 Telly Awards) winning documentary film capturing the creative process of Stella Sung's Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra. Featured are violinists Aiman Mussakhajaeva and Ayako Yonetani, with conductor Laszlo Marosi and the University of Central Florida's Symphony Orchestra.30 minute documentaryAaron Hosé, director and producerMusic by Stella Sung
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VOICES IN THE CLOUDS
DENTOPHOBIA
ATLAS' REVENGE
THE GROVELAND FOUR
THE CIRCLE CLOSES
ROCKWELL RELFECTIONS
STARS AND STRINGS
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