Feature Pre-Production Memo - June 2026

Art by Emily Chao

Visual Development
We are thrilled to announce that our art team has completed 30+ total assets for pre-design over the past few weeks, including characters, backgrounds, props, and even maps of our expansive worlds! Our talented art team is led by Art Director Jade Mahal Lew, Character Lead Isa Kim, and Background Lead Juris Tungpalan. Alongside Director Peri Segel and Writer Allen Wu, the art team is working hard to ensure that every piece of art is crafted with a strong sense of intentionality to deepen character, reinforce themes, and further enrich the world of our film. We’ve been so impressed by the creativity and enthusiasm that has come out of this team so far and can’t wait to share more of their beautiful art soon!

Art by Eri Iguchi

Story
Led by our fearless Head of Story, Al Teng, the story team has officially assembled! To better familiarize themselves with our story, world, and characters, the story artists have cooked up many creative pieces of art over the past few weeks through a series of short exercises. Some of these exercises have even inspired new elements in our film! 

Art by Jenny Yi

What’s Next
We’re so excited to continue on with design and storyboards in the coming weeks and are grateful for the endless support and dedication of our exceptionally hard-working production team. Our production team has not only kept us on track and organized throughout every step of the process, but they have also patiently and efficiently put out every fire that has popped up along the way. Special shoutout to our fearless production team – this project couldn’t happen without them.

More updates on storyboards, casting, and records coming soon!