nevertheless, nevertheless,
Experimental Film, 18’40”
Color
5.1
2026
a film by
Dana Dahyun Yoon
performed by
Dominique Aguayo-White
Poppy Louise Miller
music by
Seungwan Han
choreography by
Poppy Louise Miller
Chorong Yang
a special thank you to
Nityanshu Sharma
director/producer/editor
Dana Yoon
assistant director/script supervisor
Kyoeun Na
cinematographer
Dana Yoon
assistant cinematographer
Lukas MacKinney
production design
Dana Yoon
Chinning Liu
Heesoo Kang
Yujin Lee
gaffer/grip
Abraham Perez
Yishi Wang
Jiaqi Yu
hair/makeup
Angela Qiqi Zhou
makeup
Briana Nicole Newson
production sound
Kyoyup Na
sound design
Seungwan Han
Dana Yoon
voice
Dana Yoon
piano
Seungwan Han
Kyoyup Na
contrabass
Lucas Spehar
studio recording
Zachary Barner
sound mixed by
Alejandra Molina Ríos
intertitle cards
Dahye Han
color
Dana Yoon
graphic design
Taeho Kim
storyboards
Dana Yoon
casting by
Dana Yoon
shot on
KODAK 16mm Film
film processed by
FotoKem Film Lab
film transferred by
Ian Huran Cho
set assistants
Chinning Liu
Angela Qiqi Zhou
Kyoeun Na
Kyoyup Na
Yishi Wang
Abraham Perez
Jiaqi Yu
Drew Gebhardt
Ricardo Marín
Nityanshu Sharma
Jen Oh
Amber Wang
Dontay Konkel
Tilda Mingyo Seo
huge thanks to
Rebecca Baron
Alejandra Molina Rios
Betzy Bromberg
Chorong Yang
Alison Vanderkruyk
CalArts FV Cage
Charlotte Lipman Pryce
Gary Mairs
Michael Pisaro-Liu
James Benning
Paul Kyle
Calum Walter
Kijin Kim
Tom Evans
Shile Liu
Yoonseo Lee
Jungmin An and Hyunkyung Lee
supported by
my family, Mom and Dad
partially funded by
CalArts School of Film/Video
CalArts Student Union
made at
California Institute of the Arts
© Dana Yoon 2026
Student Academy Award 2026 semi-finalist nominated
Cinesalon Experimental Film Festival selected and screened
Shot on 16mm, nevertheless, nevertheless, follows the series of eight different chapters: a catalog of emotional experiences that seeks to name the unnameable. This collection of testimony performed through interconnected bodies fuses a visual allure and unease. Are we even allowed to witness them? Wounds never end yet hope never fades.