Family | Drama
Client: Yomeishu Studio: Viddsee Agency: Dentsu Singapore
Directed by James Lee
Language: Mandarin
Duration: 6.40 min Camera: Sony A7SII 2018
The Reunion Dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year is an most important occasion for the family to reunion. But for this single mother and daughter it's a very different story. As the daughter grows up, eventually married and realizes she may not be able to have Reunion Dinner with her mother.
Director's Statement
The short film explores the role of a woman in her family and how it changes when she marries to the man. And more clearly define in the where a woman will only have reunion dinner with her husband's parents, something we take it for granted and treat it as a norm. In order to portray the changes, we create a story about a single mother and her daughter. And using a few scenes to show the key points of their life which set on the reunion dinner backdrop to develop the relationship of the mother and daughter. Music was also kept minimal to allow the performances of the actors to shine but enough to dramatize scenes when characters are not speaking. Referencing one of my favorite Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang works "Yi Yi", for it's realist cinema, we try to underplay the emotions and hopefully be able to deliver the message.
Cast
Joyce Harn
Chong Seah Mei
Hazel Xin Yi Freeman Chin
Jacky Leung
Kris Lim
Script
James Lee
Executive Producer
Kenny Tan
Producer Kenny Gan
Director of Photography
Nicholas Chin
Make Up & Styling Hong Ya Ni
Music Composer Teo Wey Yinn
Editor / Colorist Roman Ho
Assistant Director
Shito
Production Manager & Location Manager
Kym Tan
Art Director
Kok Wei Lai
Assistant Art Director
Jamie Chua
Art Assistant
Flint Koay, Darren Chew
Wardrobe
Wong Sook Yoke
Audio Recordist
Ng Ken Kin
Gaffer
Farhan Aiman
Assistant Camera
Timothy yeoh, Hazeem Hafzan
Technical Assistant
Skaiste Kazragyte
Production assistant
JZ Ong