Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Film Description:
Set in a Chinese mythological Hell, the film explores humanity’s obsession with immortality and the illusion of overcoming death. It follows Kai, a young prince who descends into the underworld seeking the legendary Scroll of Life and Death (生死册), said to grant eternal life by erasing one’s name. Guarded by the fearsome Ox-head and Horse-face (牛头马面), the scroll becomes the target of Kai’s brutal quest, driven by his belief that strength alone can defy fate.
Witness Kai in this adventure as his journey ultimately reveals an inescapable truth in this 3D animated short film, a collaborative project between DG2208 and IL2205 students of The One Academy, presented by Chownimation Productions.
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instagram.com/chownimation.productions
Credits:
Director
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Line Producers
Ha En Chuen (IL), Mandy Melvin Soon (DG)
Assistant Producer
Kor Wing Xi
Art Directors
Tan Jet Wynn (IL)
Tee Ming You (DG)
Head of Story
Kusuma Khansa Tazkia Juniati
Story Artists
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Shafa Saverino Hirawan
Ashley Rusli
Ho Sheng Kai
Chung Xiu Ru
Adiburlian Vandhery
Chan Kin Houng
Yao Junkang
Character Artists
Wong Ka Ceng
Chloe Lai Hui Ru
Concept Artists
Ha En Chuen
Melanie Thein Lay Kee
Tan Jet Wynn
Wong Ka Ceng
Chloe Lai Hui Ru
Joel Tang
Ng Xiao Hui
Chen Sheldon
Leonard Kusuma
Lee Jing Hao
Choong Cheng Yee
Gunawan
Brandon Koh Tze Shian
HninYati
Environment Artists
Ng Xiao Hui
Ha En Chuen
Leonard Kusuma
Melanie Thein Lay Kee
Wong Ka Ceng
Ng Xiao Hui
Lee Jing Hao
Chel Sheldon
Choong Cheng Yee
HninYati
Gunawan
Joel Tang
Brandon Koh Tze Shian
Tan Jet Wynn
Lead Character Modeller
Tee Ming You
Character Modellers
Shioreen Dimulia
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Ong Xi
Pow J-Ven
Environment Modellers
Tan Xin Yi
Pow J-Ven
Kor Wing Xi
Yap Mei Ting
Tee Ming You
Shioreen Dimulia
Eng Li Hong
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Lead Texture Artist
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Texture Artists
Tan Xin Yi
Pow J-Ven
Kor Wing Xi
Yap Mei Ting
Shioreen Dimulia
Eng Li Hong
Lead Set Dresser
Yap Mei Ting
Set Dressers
Chow Tse Cheng
Cheah Suang Jee
Tan Xin Yi
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Eng Li Hong
Technical Director
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Character Riggers
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Prop Riggers
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Chew Coey
Cheong Kai Xin
Director of Photography
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Layout Artists
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Cheah Suang Jee
Chow Tse Cheng
Chew Coey
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Clarissa Sukhavati
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cheong Kai Xin
Lead Animators
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Clarissa Sukhavati
Animators
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Mandy Melvin Soon
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Cheong Kai Xin
Chew Coey
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Chow Tse Cheng
Cheah Suang Jee
Hannah Low Tain Yan
Valerie Chin Zi Yiu
Adrian Loo Kai Jet
Lead Lighting Artist
Tan Xin Yi
Lighting Artists
Kor Wing Xi
Cheah Suang Jee
Eng Li Hong
Pow J-Ven
Tee Ming You
Lead Compositor
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Compositors
Clarissa Sukhavati
Chew Coey
Tan Xin Yi
Lead VFX Artist
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
VFX Artists
Mandy Melvin Soon
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Lead Hair Simulation Artist
Shioreen Dimulia
Hair Simulation Artists
Kor Wing Xi
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cheong Kai Xin
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Lead Cloth Simulation Artist
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cloth Simulation Artists
Chew Coey
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Ong Xi
Lead Muscle Simulation Artist
Ong Xi
Muscle Simulation Artists
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Lead Renderers
Chow Tse Cheng
Yap Mei Ting
Renderers
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Tan Xin Yi
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Cheong Kai Xin
Lead Editor
Clarissa Sukhavati
Editors
Shioreen Dimulia
Cheong Kai Xin
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Music Editors
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Sound Effects Editors
Shioreen Dimulia
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Yap Mei Ting
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Special Thanks
Jefferson Lianza
Hoi Yee Sum
Chang Woon Bing
Liew Sio Yean
Wai Kam Fatt
Daniel Wee
Lee Chun Yen
Ray Chung
Soo Jun Ning
Benson Chiang
Kai – Noel Ong Lee Young
Music Composer – Michael Tjanaka
Chownimation Productions
Film Description:
Set in a Chinese mythological Hell, the film explores humanity’s obsession with immortality and the illusion of overcoming death. It follows Kai, a young prince who descends into the underworld seeking the legendary Scroll of Life and Death (生死册), said to grant eternal life by erasing one’s name. Guarded by the fearsome Ox-head and Horse-face (牛头马面), the scroll becomes the target of Kai’s brutal quest, driven by his belief that strength alone can defy fate.
Witness Kai in this adventure as his journey ultimately reveals an inescapable truth in this 3D animated short film, a collaborative project between DG2208 and IL2205 students of The One Academy, presented by Chownimation Productions.
Follow our Instagram:
instagram.com/chownimation.productions
Credits:
Director
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Line Producers
Ha En Chuen (IL), Mandy Melvin Soon (DG)
Assistant Producer
Kor Wing Xi
Art Directors
Tan Jet Wynn (IL)
Tee Ming You (DG)
Head of Story
Kusuma Khansa Tazkia Juniati
Story Artists
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Shafa Saverino Hirawan
Ashley Rusli
Ho Sheng Kai
Chung Xiu Ru
Adiburlian Vandhery
Chan Kin Houng
Yao Junkang
Character Artists
Wong Ka Ceng
Chloe Lai Hui Ru
Concept Artists
Ha En Chuen
Melanie Thein Lay Kee
Tan Jet Wynn
Wong Ka Ceng
Chloe Lai Hui Ru
Joel Tang
Ng Xiao Hui
Chen Sheldon
Leonard Kusuma
Lee Jing Hao
Choong Cheng Yee
Gunawan
Brandon Koh Tze Shian
HninYati
Environment Artists
Ng Xiao Hui
Ha En Chuen
Leonard Kusuma
Melanie Thein Lay Kee
Wong Ka Ceng
Ng Xiao Hui
Lee Jing Hao
Chel Sheldon
Choong Cheng Yee
HninYati
Gunawan
Joel Tang
Brandon Koh Tze Shian
Tan Jet Wynn
Lead Character Modeller
Tee Ming You
Character Modellers
Shioreen Dimulia
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Ong Xi
Pow J-Ven
Environment Modellers
Tan Xin Yi
Pow J-Ven
Kor Wing Xi
Yap Mei Ting
Tee Ming You
Shioreen Dimulia
Eng Li Hong
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Lead Texture Artist
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Texture Artists
Tan Xin Yi
Pow J-Ven
Kor Wing Xi
Yap Mei Ting
Shioreen Dimulia
Eng Li Hong
Lead Set Dresser
Yap Mei Ting
Set Dressers
Chow Tse Cheng
Cheah Suang Jee
Tan Xin Yi
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Eng Li Hong
Technical Director
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Character Riggers
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Prop Riggers
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Chew Coey
Cheong Kai Xin
Director of Photography
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Layout Artists
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Cheah Suang Jee
Chow Tse Cheng
Chew Coey
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Clarissa Sukhavati
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cheong Kai Xin
Lead Animators
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Clarissa Sukhavati
Animators
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Mandy Melvin Soon
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Cheong Kai Xin
Chew Coey
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Aurora Tjhang Arifin
Chow Tse Cheng
Cheah Suang Jee
Hannah Low Tain Yan
Valerie Chin Zi Yiu
Adrian Loo Kai Jet
Lead Lighting Artist
Tan Xin Yi
Lighting Artists
Kor Wing Xi
Cheah Suang Jee
Eng Li Hong
Pow J-Ven
Tee Ming You
Lead Compositor
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Compositors
Clarissa Sukhavati
Chew Coey
Tan Xin Yi
Lead VFX Artist
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
VFX Artists
Mandy Melvin Soon
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Lead Hair Simulation Artist
Shioreen Dimulia
Hair Simulation Artists
Kor Wing Xi
Jessica Naomi Hardi
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cheong Kai Xin
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Lead Cloth Simulation Artist
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cloth Simulation Artists
Chew Coey
Mandy Melvin Soon
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Ong Xi
Lead Muscle Simulation Artist
Ong Xi
Muscle Simulation Artists
Audrey Ng Le Jia
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Ferlyn Lau Li Ying
Lead Renderers
Chow Tse Cheng
Yap Mei Ting
Renderers
Cassandra Yeoh Yuen Yee
Tan Xin Yi
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Cheong Kai Xin
Lead Editor
Clarissa Sukhavati
Editors
Shioreen Dimulia
Cheong Kai Xin
Gilbert Christopher Gunawan
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Music Editors
Ashley Chai Ern Nie
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Sound Effects Editors
Shioreen Dimulia
Leon Noah Hariyanto
Yap Mei Ting
Ngoi Yeou Leong
Special Thanks
Jefferson Lianza
Hoi Yee Sum
Chang Woon Bing
Liew Sio Yean
Wai Kam Fatt
Daniel Wee
Lee Chun Yen
Ray Chung
Soo Jun Ning
Benson Chiang
Kai – Noel Ong Lee Young
Music Composer – Michael Tjanaka
Chownimation Productions
