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Cocoon

Jarret, a young man with ambiguous gender perception channels his metamorphosis through the enlightenment of Madame Butterfly Cio-Cio-San

  • Yinjie Wang
    Writer
  • Yinjie Wang
    Director
  • Yinjie Wang
    Producer
  • Cantidio Freitas
    Producer
  • Omid Tavakoli
    Producer
  • Leonardo Furtado
    Key Cast
    "Lead actor- Jarret"
  • Ashley Zhao
    Key Cast
    "Ciociosan"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Queer
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 25, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of New Brunswick
  • Silver Wave Film Festival
    Fredericton
    Canada
    November 8, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Official selection
  • University of Winnipeg Film Festival
    Winnipeg
    Canada
    October 23, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Vancouver Short Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    January 28, 2022
    Official selection
  • Vancouver Independent Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Quarter-Finalist
Director Biography - Yinjie Wang

Yinjie Wang is a filmmaker, graphic designer, and freelance photographer based in Vancouver, BC. A fourth-year Media Arts & Culture student with a concentration in film production at the University of New Brunswick. He is a creative person who has a passion for making films, with a wide-ranging knowledge of film and video projects. Covering everything from inception to completion with the ability to write and edit scenes. Effective at organizing and coordinating shoots and experienced with the use of production equipment

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Director Statement

"They look like women. Smell like women. Move like women. Sound like women. Except for the fact that they are actually men, they would be women". This is a quote from Canadian urban issues columnist Christopher Hume, who was nominated five times for the National Newspaper Award, for expressing his views on transgender people. The short film Cocoon is about a young man who breaks through his inner barrier and pursues his real gender identity in his dream world. The original intention of making this film is to express my support for the LGBTQIA2S+ community and to express my encouragement to the underprivileged gender minorities who do not have the courage to be themselves. As a member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, I was inspired by my friends around me because the LGBTQIA2S+ community, especially the Trans community, is not treated equally in this social environment. Therefore, I wanted to contribute to the affirmative action of the LGBTQIA2S+ community with this film.