Project Type: Short film(sci-fi,thriller,drama)
Project Title: Money Virus
Brief Synopsis: This is a social allegory about a hacker using the internet
to take down a chaebol. A Korean chaebol faces a declaration of war from a hacker organization, which unleashes a contagious computer virus called the "money virus" that eradicates wealth. In fear, the public isolates the chaebol and expels him from the market to protect their own assets and avoid infection. Meanwhile, a young employee of the chaebol, who knows the secret of the money virus, faces a crucial decision: to save the chaebol or abandon him, a choice that will determine the chaebol's fate. The story revolves around reflecting on contemporary greed for money, exposing the competitive mentality behind the love for wealth, and reconsidering capitalism.
Runtime: 32 minutes and 20 seconds
Completion Date: 30 June , 2024
Country of Origin: China
Language: Chinese
Credits
Director: Shawn Huang
Writer: Shawn Huang
Producer: Shawn Huang
Cinematographer: Shawn Huang , Rain Lee
Editor: Shawn Huang
Key Cast:
Dong Haiming, Liu Bateer, Cao Danni, He Lei
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Director's Biography
Shawn Huang, born in 1996, graduated with a bachelor's degree from Communication University of China. Shawn Huang transitioned from the software industry to filmmaking, possessing cross-disciplinary skills. Passionate about self-learning, he has mastered multiple aspects of the filmmaking process through self-study.He has held various positions in TV dramas, commercial advertising, and music videos as an editor, colorist, and special effects artist, and has worked in planning roles at film companies. His works, in which he participated as an editor, colorist, and screenwriter, have been nominated at multiple film festivals both domestically and internationally.
In 2019, Shawn Huang served as the director, screenwriter and post-production for the interactive film-
game "The Innocent School," produced by Giant Fish Interactive. In 2024, he created the sci-fi short film
"Money Virus," independently handling directing, screenwriting, cinematography, production design, editing, color grading, special effects, and sound design. The film was selected for the 5th Asia Chinese Film Festival.
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