Merry Morticians!

In a dystopic world where the labour of children twelve years old and above is legitimised, merry morticians Roger and Kiat, his apprentice, find their lives spinning out of control when Grace, a young pleasure worker, hides in their van and begs to stay with them. A nascent romance blooms between Kiat and Grace, making Kiat neglect his apprenticeship while Roger struggles with being a responsible adult and not giving in to his forbidden desires that are voiced by a talking corpse. Torn between jealousy and desire, Roger takes Grace out of their lives, maims himself to cover up the truth and reclaims his apprentice for himself, as the final act of abandoning his morality and principles in this gritty tale of love, deceit and betrayal.

Cast List:

Crew:

Director/Scriptwriter - Zoe Chu
Director of Photography/Sound Design - Benny Loh
Producer/Editor - Darryl Li
Producer/Production Manager - Jasmine Teo
Casting - Zoe Chu, Jasmine Teo
Wardrobe Design - Licia Sucipto
Make-up & Styling - Elaine Chew
Art Assistant - Jasmine Teo, Jean Kao, Chia Shunyi
Art Director/Production Design - Zoe Chu
Production Assistant - Jean Kao, Chia Shunyi
1st Assistant Director - Darryl Li
Stills Photographer - Carolyn Quek
Sound Crew - Beng Kheng "BK", Andy Koh
Lighting Grip - Song Yizhuang, Robert Tan, Derrick Loo, Brandon Lee
Camera Assistant - Wesley Wong
Colourist - Darryl Li
Audio Post-Production - Benny Loh
Original Music/Additional Sound Design - Cheong Siew Leong, Melvin Png
Additional Music - Benny Loh, Darryl Li
Supervising Producer - Nikki Draper

Keywords:

Occupations: Mortician, Pleasure Worker, Prostitute, Apprentice
People: Children, Corpse, Dead
Places: Morgue, Funeral Home
Costumes: Jumpsuit, Goth
Activities: Theft, Work, Makeup, Lying, Maiming
Themes: Child Exploitation, Child Labour, Dystopia, Conscience, Love, Desire, Immorality, Deceit, Betrayal, Moral Debate, Jealousy, Lust, Corruption