How might we visualize the emotional process of revisiting our past selves—toward empathy and closure?
mid-Mar 2020 - Apr 2020 /
MFA DT Thesis (Independent Project)
For Those Who Don't Have Tomorrow - Trailer
This trailer was created as part of my thesis project, For Those Who Don't Have Tomorrow, to deepen emotional connection and understanding. While my thesis paper (Beyond Empathy) documents the full design process, the trailer centers on my personal story—framing me as both the designer and a participant.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional forms of interaction and exhibition were not feasible. In response, I reimagined my thesis paper as a digital book and created this trailer as a medium for connection and engagement with audiences. Rooted in personal experience, the trailer shares a message I wish I could have delivered to myself—during a time when I felt there was no tomorrow—inviting viewers into a quiet meditation on empathy, memory, and loss.
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Adobe After Effects
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Adobe Photoshop
Concept
Facing Myself in the Past
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Many people assume the project is about messages left unsaid to those who have passed away. But this project is not only about those who are gone—it is also about those left behind, who feel that there is no tomorrow without the people they’ve lost.
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In this trailer, I wanted to share the story of those left behind. People who have experienced loss often dwell in past moments, holding onto objects that remind them of loved ones.
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The trailer begins as my present self encounters the telephone installation. She leaves a message for her past self—still caught in the moment of loss—and the past self receives it. The story closes with a scene where my past self meets the self in the present.
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Have you ever experienced losing loved ones and felt as if there is no tomorrow without them?
Do you have a message you wish you could deliver to yourself in the past?
Ultimately, For Those Who Don’t Have Tomorrow is a story of us—and for us all.
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