First Born

Awards 2020-2021:

Andromeda Film Festival ( Winner)
Asian Cinematography Awards ( Best Animated short Film and Best Cinematography)
CFIFF Changing Face International Film Festival ( Monthly Winner)
CSU Media Arts Festival ( Top 30 Winner)
Independent Shorts Awards (Bronze Award)
LAIFFA (Best Animation)
Monthly Indie Shorts ( Best Student Animation of the Month)
RED Movie Awards Reims Excellence Director (Honorable Mention)
SF Another Hole In The Head ( Best Animation Short)
SF Indie Shorts ( Best Local Animation)
TMFF The Monthly Film Festival (Winner)
Universal Martial Arts Film Festival ( Jury Award)
Urban Action Showcase International Action Film Festival ( Best 2D Animation)
Venice Shorts ( Best US Animation)

Finalist and Semi- Finalist 2020-2021:

Asia South East-Short Film Festival (Special Mention)
Davis International Film Festival (DIFF) (Finalist)
Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi-Finalist)
IDTV Action Fest (Finalist for Best Film and Best Scene)
Indie X Film Fest ( Finalist)
Jelly Film Festival (Finalist)
Key West Film Festival (Jury Award Nominee)
Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival (Quarter Finalist)
New York Animation Film Awards (Finalist)
Peak City International Film Festival ( Semi-Finalist)
RIFF Awards ( Semi-Finalist)
Student Los Angeles Film Awards (Finalist)
Tokyo International Short Film Festival (Finalist)
54th Humboldt Int'l Film Festival (Finalist)

Official Selections 2020-2021:

Animafilm International Animation Festival
Animation Celebration Fest
Animation Chico International Animation Festival
Anti-Hero Fest
AOF Asians on Film Festival
AniMate Australia Animation Film Festival
Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Hollywood
Bay Area Bash Film Festival
Borrego Springs + Drive-In Film Festival
Chaniartoon Internantional Comic and Animation Festival
Chicago International Children's Film Festival (Oscar Qualifying Festival)
Chinese American Film Festival
Chungbuk International Martial Arts & Action Film Festival
Cindependent
CineAsian Films
Cinequest Film & VR Festival (Oscar Qualifying Festival)
Fighting Spirit Film Festival
Kalakari Film Festival
LA Animation FilmFest
LA Asian FIlmFest
LA Under the Stars Film Festival
New York Independent Cinema Awards
Overmountain Animation Film Festival
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival PAAF
Salt City International Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
Seattle Asian American Film Festival
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest
TIAF- Tbilisi International Animation Festival
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Directed and storyboarded by: Justin Bruce Lee (@justbleeve) Co-Producers: Aerik Bertulfo, David Diba, Justin Bruce Lee, Brianna Flores (@brifloresb) Story by: Aerik Bertulfo and Justin Bruce Lee Art Director and Compositor: David Diba (@david.diba) Animation Supervisor: Aerik Bertulfo (@_a_erik) Visual Development by: Aaron Cobb (@king_cobb), Maddie Jack (@alofttheskies), Pearl Kaewpanya (@pearlillustration), Siena Kuan (@sanguine_air), Junhao Su (@junhao_su), Tina Su (@tunaasoup). Animation by: Michael Begen (@michaelbegen), Pierina Caligaris (@pierinacaligaris_art), David Johnson (@davidboyjohnson), Ryan Johnson (@rwsjohnson), Raymundo Mendoza Landa (@raydiosilence) , Lillian Lee (@lillotea), Steward Lee (@leesiulung8), Jon David Leslie (@theotherjdpower), Meiya Lim (@papayapenguin), Minori Uemura (@minori.uemura), TIna Wu, Katherine Yu Calligraphy by: May Key Lee (@maykeylee) 3D Models by: David Diba and Callum McGrath (callum.mcmodels) Music by: Arnie Co (@arnie.sainz) Sound Design by: Nicolas Anastassiou Mixing and Music Edited by: Davis Feeley (@davis.feeley) Additional Orchestration by: Daniel Rodier (@rodier_film) Musicians by: Sandra Lewis, Declan Lewis, Callie Lewis, "Stix" Lewis, Nick Panoutsos (@vegbass), Jason Lewis, Christopher Motter (@christophmott) Credit Song "More Than Enough" by: Samantha Dacanay (@samanthadacanay) and Ezekiel Jon Saldajeno (@eazy_kiel) Thesis Advisors and Consultants: Raquel Coelho, Youri Dekker (@youri_dekker), Ryan Eways (@ryaneways), Steward Lee, Dave Yee (@daveyeestudio), John Clapp, Tom Austin Programs: Toonboom Harmony and Storyboard Pro; Maya; Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, and Premier.