SPECTORY ORIGINAL ANIMATION

From literature to animation

I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset

노을지는 새벽을 그리며..

나 죽으러 갑니다

Enter the story ↓
I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset
INTRODUCTION

A 28-minute animated short bringing a story of dignity, life and choice to the screen.

STORY

From literature to animation

An animated short produced by SPECTORY, based on Lee Mael’s literary work. The film received a Merit of Awareness (Honorable Mention) and Official Virtual Selection at the 2026 Awareness Festival.

Giving voice to the stories left unspoken.

I’m Going to Die — Painting a Dawn at Sunset
FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS
  • 2026 · Korean · 28 minutes
  • Original story and screenplay: Lee Mael / Production: SPECTORY
  • 2026 Awareness Festival · Honorable Mention · Finalist · Official Virtual Selection

Merit of Awareness (Honorable Mention) · Awareness Festival 2026. The list below records submissions verified on 9 September 2026; it does not indicate current selection status.

  • Korea AI Cinema Festival
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • ANNY: Animation Nights New York
  • Busan International AI Film Festival
  • Hokkaido International Film Festival (Japan)
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival
  • Tampa Animation Festival 2026
  • Awareness Festival · Honorable Mention →
  • PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival)
CREDIT

Production credits

Directed by
Ko Shorts · Lee Mael
Written by
Lee Mael
Produced by
Dahee Ahn
Executive Producer
Lee Mael
Production
SPECTORY
Co-Production
Star Garden
Full credits
Based on the original essay
"I'm Going to Die" by Lee Mael
Character Design
Ko Shorts · Lee Mael
Concept Development
Lee Mael
Story Development
Lee Mael
Original Music
Suno AI
Editor
Lee Mael
Color Grading
Ko Shorts
Sound Editing
Ko Shorts
AI production tools
ChatGPT
Creative Development · Screenplay Development · Localization
GPT Image 2
Concept Art · Character Design · Visual Development
Seedance 2.0
Image-to-Video · AI Animation Generation · Motion Generation
Google Omni AI
Video Generation · Visual Development
Suno AI
AI Music Generation
Typecast
AI Voice Synthesis
Topaz Video AI
Video Enhancement · Upscaling · Frame Interpolation

Special Thanks
Star Garden

© 2026 SPECTORY
Co-Produced by Star Garden
All Rights Reserved.

BEYOND THE STORY

The next chapter, together.

Festival · Screening and distribution discussions

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News & updates

SPECTORY’s AI animation I’m Going to Die: Painting a Dawn at Sunset received the Merit of Awareness (Honorable Mention), was recognized as a Finalist and invited as an Official Virtual Selection at the 17th Awareness Film Festival in Santa Monica, in the Los Angeles area.→

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