Director's Works
Death Of Fles Zechen Huang
Zechen Huang is a digital artist, worldbuilder, and filmmaker whose work bridges architecture, games, and cinema to craft immersive narratives. Grounded in architectural design and spatial storytelling, he transforms spaces into journeys that explore identity, mythology, and the shifting boundaries between human and environment. Through film and interactive worlds, he crafts spectacles laced with intimacy, absurdity, and the uncanny, inviting audiences to wander, question, and reimagine the futures we inhabit.
This short animation centres on the courtroom trial of a corpse, and explores themes of identity, alienation, and the human condition through a surreal narrative. Set against a backdrop of fragmented memories and musical performances, Death Of Fles reflects on a man consumed by internal and external monsters, symbolising societal neglect and isolation. The protagonist grapples with his existence, caught between being human, machine, or something else.
With the judge and three witnesses, the trial begins. The witnesses, depicted as creatures made of musical instruments, embody the tension between self-expression and inner turmoil, offering fragmented views of the corpse’s life. The project employs non-linear storytelling, blending music, animation, and abstract visuals to explore the complex relationship between alienation and identity.
