 When a fox demon spares the life of a young monk, the two form an unlikely bond that ends in the ultimate sacrifice.  Director Kylene Wong Harrington Kylene Wong Harrington is an Asian American filmmaker with a great love for animation, storyboarding, and screenwriting, as well as a strong passion for eastern and western cultural arts. She has a B.A in English literature from the University of South Florida, and in 2020, received her MFA in film production from Loyola Marymount University. Her passion project, The Shadow of Snow, is adapted from a short story she wrote in university, and takes great inspiration from Chinese folklore and literary imagery.
Director StatementIn the spring of 2016, I was an undergraduate student majoring in English literature so I did consistent work on the western literary canon. At the same time, I started to more deeply explore my own cultural background and its artistic traditions. While reconnecting with my Asian heritage, I fell in love with Chinese poetry and literary conventions. Due to a combination of Daoist, Buddhist, and Confucian beliefs, these stories tended to follow a circular nature. Everything connects to everything else, and this style has influenced East Asian storytelling to this day. I then thought to myself, “How could I have taken these beautiful stories—this combination of folklore, mythos, spirituality, and history--for granted?” I became fascinated with these traditions and searched through a plethora of classical literature, folktales, opera recordings, and more. Then I came up with my own concept, drawing heavy inspiration from the ancient Chinese folklore and artistic tradition that I was so influenced by. I turned my idea into a short prose story titled “One Winter’s Dawn,” the tale of a tragic friendship between a wild fox spirit and a young Buddhist monk. It was my love letter to the aesthetic of Chinese art and storytelling. Ever since, the idea remained a passion project in the back of my head... |
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