What did you say?

What Did You Say? is Oscar Li’s second animated documentary short film produced with the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health as part of his Scholarly Concentration Project as a medical student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Synopsis: We follow two people and their hearing health journeys. Practicing otolaryngologist Frank Lin, MD, PhD, director of the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, weighs in on the importance of hearing to our health and how to understand your Hearing Number.

Take a look at the film below:

 
 

Film credits

Story: Abba Rubin, Anne Madison, Dr. Frank Lin

Director and Animator: Oscar Li

Music: Jaimee Jimin Park

Sound Mixing: William Wei Wen

Storyboard: Kacey Layson, Oscar Li

Advisors: Dr. Frank Lin, Molly Sheehan, Dr. Gail Geller, Dr. Joseph Carrese

Special Thanks: Jami Trumbo, Shannon Smitherman, Sheila M. Sofian, Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health

 

Selections

2023 Official Selection, Columbia Film Festival
2023 Official Selection, Palm Springs Animation Film Festival
2023 Winner - Best Documentary North America 5:01-20:00, Couch Film Festival
2023 Official Selection, Oxford Shorts Film Festival
2023 Official Selection, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival
2023 Finalist, Raw Science Film Festival
2023 Official Selection, Ocean City Film Festival
2023 Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Animation Festival
2024 Official Selection, Docs in Progress Film Festival
2024 Official Selection, DMV International Film Festival

 
 

Production photos