Completed Project
The Winter Haunting is a short animation about an Ainu child being haunted by a Yuki-Onna.
The name Yuki-Onna refers to a “snow woman,” however this popular myth within Japan has many versions centering around a spirit or yurei that haunts villagers.
She is usually depicted as a pale-white woman who wears a thin kimono, and leaves no footprints in the snow. In some stories the Yuki-Onna appear near the New Year's or when there is new-fallen snow and attacks if she is not greeted properly.
Summary:
After a failed fishing expenditure, a child embarks on a journey through a dense and frigid forest to return to a Japanese Ainu village. Having grown up on the tales of the Yuki-Onna, or snow woman, the child fears the ghostly spirit may appear on this snowy evening as dusk approaches. After gathering the courage to pass through the haunted Torii Gate, a Yuki-Onna appears and begins to hunt the child. After being chased through the forest and past the Sacred Tree, the child finds a false sense of security once the frozen river comes into sight.
Director:
Samuel Molloy - tetsunohitsuji67@gmail.com
Producer:
Monica Fannin - monicajoyfannin@gmail.com
Assistant Producer:
Sarah Prince - sarahnicoleprinceartist@gmail.com
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Work in Progress:
