Graduation Short Film Competition
Sunburn
Directed by Esther Son
Country South Korea, United States
Year 2026
Runtime 5′
A teenage girl struggles with her unexpressed feelings for her crush and the pain of a sunburn.
Esther Son
Esther Son is a filmmaker and 3D animator based in Busan, South Korea. She earned a BFA in Printmaking and Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019, and an MFA in Animation from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2025.
