KENZO – SNOWBIRD – SS2016 COLLECTION
2016-02-01KENZO presents a new film by the acclaimed writer/director Sean Baker, entitled Snowbird, featuring the KENZO Spring-Summer 2016 collection from Creative Directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim.
Snowbird stars Abbey Lee in her latest role since appearing in the blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road. Abbey Lee plays ‘Young Theo’, a young woman living in a remote desert community.
Sean Baker wrote and directed this original short for KENZO; coming off of his critically-acclaimed feature Tangerine, a dramatic slapstick of life of two Los Angeles trans women, Baker filmed Snowbird in a similar method – it was shot entirely on iPhone.
Slab City, where the film was shot, is a character unto itself in Snowbird. Located in the Sonoran Desert in Calfornia, Slab City is a conglomeration of domestic structures cobbled together with all manner of material, a Mecca for eccentrics living off the grid.
Snowbird is equal parts daydream, elegiac wanderlust, and subtle comedy. Snowbird’s focus is on the narrative and eschews the glitz and glamour of fashion. Even the time period is subjective. The film captures real people in their own surroundings together with actors known for myriad indelible achievements in film history.