Snail

PRIVATE SCREENING COPY
For review purposes only

Animated Short Film

Country: South Korea, United States
Year: 2026

Duration: 8 mins 44 secs
Format: 2D Animation, Digital, Color

Audio:
Stereo downmix for online viewing
5.1 Surround for theatrical exhibition

Language: No dialogue
Subtitles: None

Written & Directed by: Sang Joon Kim

Production Company: Tadoh
Produced by: Kelly Sung, Jeannie Yun
Design: Kelly Sung

Supported by: KOCCA
Korea Creative Content Agency

Credits

Art Direction: Hyesung Lee
Background Art: Hyesung Lee

Composer: Haewon Kim
Sound Design: Jusuk Lee

Concept Development: Jihyang Kim

Animation: Jiwon Oh, Sol Lee, Seong Jin Yoon, Sang Joon Kim
Clean-up & Coloring: Yoojin Jung, Sol Kim, Hyunjung Ahn

Score Mix: CTR Sound at Gorani Raiders
Score Mixing Engineer: Hyun Woo Hwang

Snail is an animated short film about a man carrying an invisible weight, and the illusion of freedom found in motion.

A middle-aged office worker moves through the routines of everyday life with a heavy bag over his shoulder. Inside the bag is a small house, unpaid bills, and the quiet pressure of the life he cannot leave behind. As he searches for a moment of release, his movement begins to reveal another cycle of confinement.