Karen Xu is an animator specializing in writing and visual development. Inspired by 90s Japanese animation and magical realist literature, her work explores heightened realities that reflect upon individuality and social hierarchies.
Utopia
Directed by Karen Xu
In a factory that manufactures emotionless androids, an accident produces an android that retains its emotions. Working in an assembly line, the protagonist mistakenly places a red piece into the furnace, causing a fire that leads to their final destination: exile into the red sea.
Awarded
Type of Project
Animation
Length
6:19
Program
New York University
Producers
David Yang, Qinghua Wen