Cow
Hong Kong | 7 min. | Guam Premiere
Animation, Romance, Youth | GIFF Guide: General Audiences – material suitable for all ages
Synopsis
A farmer boy is love-struck by a mysterious girl riding a cow.
Consumed by his infatuation of her, he blindly chases after her.
After a series of challenges, he finally catches up to her, and his fantasy comes true.
Screenings and Awards
Paus Premieres Festival 2022 Official Selection
Wendy Kong (Writer, Director)
Wendy Kong (江慧怡) is born on 1st June 1998 in Hong Kong. She is a director, story writer, and storyboard artist currently based in Atlanta. She pursued her bachelor’s degree in Animation with a concentration in Story and Concept Development at the Savannah College of Art and Design (2018-2022).
After years of studies and writing stories for school plays and films, she directed her first animated short film ‘Cow’. ‘Cow’ is inspired by her memories of youth and friendship growing up in Hong Kong, and she hopes to write a love letter to this city that is close to her heart.
Website: Cow
Voice (The Boy): Wendy Kong
Music: Ho Shan Lam
Sound: Matthew Tong
Sound Mixing: Matthew Tong
“小草與浮雲”
Sang by: Ho Chun Lau
Composed by: Matthew Tong
Written by: Matthew Tong, Ho Chun Lau, Wendy Kong
Storyboards: Wendy Kong
Art Director: Annie Hsu, Sammy Liu, Claude Lau
Visual Development Artists: Annie Hsu, Sammy Liu, Laura Correal, Marnie Nguyen, Joy Will, Will Grossman
Character Designers: Sammy Liu, Claude Lau, Annie Hsu
Background Designers: Rachel Tong
Lead Layout Artist: Wendy Kong
Layout Artists: Bri Shireman, Justine Fong, Claude Lau, Annie Hsu, Laura Correal
Additional Layout Artists: June Dao
Background Supervisor: Annie Hsu
Lead Background Painter: Jonah Gibson, Collin Wilhelm
Background Painters: Bri Shireman, Rachel Tong, Nina Mallery, Justine Fong, Laura Zeng, Sammy Liu, June Dao
Additional Background Painters: Anami Hayes, Lily Nguyen
Lead Character Layout Artists: Sammy Liu
Character Layout Artists: Ngan Kim Luong, Laura Zeng, Claude Lau, June Dao, Kit Yan Lam, Jeremy Sum
Animation Supervisors: Claude Lau
Lead Animators: Claude Lau, Sammy Liu, Ngan Kim Luong
Animators: Ryotaro Sawada, Selina Perez, Yishu Wang, Neyshme Yanarico, Justine Fong, Agnes Ho, Alexa Morales, Rachel Mow, Cassidy Fernandez, Kit Yan Lam, Jeremy Sum, Johnathan Cox
Additional Animator: Jordan Anthony, Montre’vious Foster
Lead Clean-Up Artists: Yelim Yoo
Clean-Up Artists: Maia Edgar, Justine Fong, Marissa Tso, Ngan Kim Luong, Jaime Rodriguez, Liz Denn, Kit Yan Lam, Linh Song Thao Nguyen, AJ Walton, Xuan Jia, Harry Barnes, Emily Prescott
Lead In-between Artists: Jeremy Sum
In-between Artists: Claude Lau, Ngan Kim Luong, Silin Na, Yelim Yoo, Cordero T Johnson, Anami Hayes, Landon X. Jenkins, AJ Walton
Colorist: Claude Lau, Ngan Kim Luong, Silin Na, Marissa Tso, Jeremy Sum, Oni Culbreath, Kamilah Wong, Cissy Chow
2D Effect Animator: Claude Lau, Sammy Liu, Selina Perez, Annie Hsu, Akira Maynard, Justine Fong, Dean Rudes
Additional 2D Effect Animator: Jess Croley, AJ Walton, Cameron Greco, Harry Barnes, Alexa Morales, Johnathan Cox, Hannah Lamneck, Zhe Li
Lead Compositor: Shirley Kim
Compositor: Claude Lau
End Credit Designer: Annie Hsu
Motion Graphic Designer: Auralee Mayfield, Cameron Smith
3D modelers: Eric Ejertson, Ernesto Sanz Martinez, Lily Lai
Production Assistant/Publicity: Megumi Tomas, Claude
Special Thanks: Matthew Maloney, Keith Ingham, Jenna Zona, Tina O’ Hailey, Davonne Dupart, Hin Sun Lee, Tina Chiu, Kevin Au, Karen Kong, Karen Negeow, Sally Kong, Leslie Kong, Anthony Kong, Norella Kong, Jacklyn Kong, Richard Kong, Dylan Lacson, Aunty Margaret, Jake Zhang, C. K. Wong, M. Y. Leung, Sai Lin
In Loving Memory of Tony Kong
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.