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March 2 - 5, 2023

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Rise and Shine

Ina R. & Howard J. Drew Conference Center

  • Director: Ben Dai
  • Writer: Andrew Robinson
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2019
  • Language: English
  • Length: 10 min
  • Screening: Mar 3 12:00 PM

Waking up after years in a deep sleep, the last surviving scientist in Antarctica must use her ingenuity and science to survive.

Filmmaker Bio: Ben Dai is a Project Director for Blizzard Entertainment’s Animation Department, driving the vision of the company’s short films. He joined Blizzard in 2001 as an animator but quickly turned to his storytelling talents as the team’s first storyboard artist. Later, as the team’s supervisor, Ben ultimately created the storyboard department that exists today. His ambition toward story led him to direct several of Blizzard Animation’s cutscenes. Currently, he focuses on directing various animated shorts for Blizzard’s critically-acclaimed game, Overwatch™.

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