目澜秘事
2014
动画，彩色，6分17秒
一封来自南方小城的书信。元眀寺神龟被盗，东白漾异兽吃人，暗夜中似有蠢蠢欲动，却在未生之际戛然而止。在家乡老人对上一个年代的描述和回忆中，真相是不被允许存在的，于是奇闻异事和志怪传说滋生、萦绕在小镇的上空。如今，城市的光已驱赶走了乡村的黑夜，那些秘语却依然存在。
Shadows in Mulan
2014
Animation, Color, 6min17sec
The animation is about a letter from a south city. The inspiration comes from senior from my hometown, who talks about the description and fantasy about the last decade. Combined with the odd stories, the movie depicts the status of a coming night. Before everything occurs, there are only hints, metaphors, and the urge in the dark night. At that time, people in my hometown could not tell some of the truth, and they lived with tense relationships between them. Then some incidents evolved into bizarre legends. Now, the light in the city has driven away the darkness in the countryside, while those legends still exist there.
©️Shen Ruilan