DRAGONFLY

DRAGONFLY is an animated short film written, produced, and directed by Julia Morizawa.
The film premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May 2023 and is currently in its film festival circuit.

Follow the project at
www.dragonflyshortfilm.com

A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.

Awards & Recognitions
​Scriptation Showcase 2019 - Winner - Best Short Screenplay
Screenwriting Master Contest 2019 - Winner - Best Short Screenplay
Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2019 - Semifinalist
Screencraft Film Fund Spring 2019 - Semifinalist
WeScreenplay Diverse Voices 2019 - Semifinalist
WeScreenplay Animation Competition 2020 - Semifinalist
OTV Fellowship 2022 - Semifinalist
​Slamdance Screenwriting Competition 2019 - Quarter Finalist
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition 2019 - Quarter Finalist
Screencraft Film Fund Fall 2022 - Semifinalist
Coverfly Red List - #1 in Historical Shorts (2020-2022), Top 2% of all projects

Cast
Miya Kodama
Erika Ishii
Thomas Isao Morinaka
Kazumi Aihara
James Taku Leung
Julia Morizawa

Crew
Maria Marta Linero (animation director)
Aiko Fukushima (composer)
Hyeonji Kim (sound designer)
Eva Benitez (animator)
Fern Lim (v.o. assistant director)

Executive Producers
James Babbin, Barnegat Light Productions
​Lucas A. Ferrara
Derek Kolterman
Christopher Luk

Associate Producers
Fern Lim
Grace Morizawa
Dan Pastewka

Special Thanks
Beau, Lisa, Hazel & Charlotte Foubert
Amy Funabiki
J.P. Giuliotti
Michael Govier
Ricardo Andres Lugo
William McCormack
Justin McLachlan
Gregg Mizuta
Raymond & Sumiko Morizawa
Sandra Morizawa
Akiko Shima
Terri Timely
Shaina Vorspan
Todd Vriezelaar
Jeffrey Weber
Brad C. Wilcox