About the Film:

A teenager is sent back to stay with her grandparents in her hometown village. As she begins a budding friendship with a classmate, she is forced to confront her past and imagine a much different future.

Director Biography:

Xiaowen Wang studied Production Design at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. She also graduated from Parsons in Fashion Design, graduated from FIT in jewelry design, and spent five years in New York gaining more experience in costume and theater design, storyboard and background painting. Before coming to the United States, she joined a famous Chinese studio to learn animation production, set design and media design. Her studio experience refined her skills in production design, costume and character design, lighting design, storyboard drawing, and animation for film and television. She is also a member of the Art Directors Guild.
For the past few years. Ms. Wang has been directing for film and TV. “Cocoon Love” is her first independent short film with international recognition including the Palm Springs International ShortFest, Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival and OutSouth Queer Film Festival, and so on.