
Cocoon
"Calarts Film 2026"
Synopsis
A film by daixuan (129mlwater on instagram) Inspired by Edogawa Ranpo’s novel, A Brute’s Love. The visual direction of this film is heavily influenced by Salvador Dalí, along with lots of other painters he admired over the years. In many ways, this film is a reflection of his personal artistic evolution. He also did sound design.
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