The Carrot Cake Conversations

It is two days before Christmas. An estranged husband, a recently widowed hotel owner, a prostitute and an American lady on her way to New Zealand to open a cafe are each facing difficult issues in their lives. Their paths cross under different circumstances and at different times. Although strangers to each other, they open up to talk about their problems.

Director: Michael Wang
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Availability: library@esplanade, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
Accession No: 2011-D-1999
Subtitles: English
Release Year: 2008
Producer: Charmaine Teo, Michael Wang
Language: English, Mandarin
Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

Crew:

Cinematographer - Matthew Kock
Editor - Josh Yong Jia Han
Writer - Michael Wang
Unit Production Manager - Huang Kaini
1st Assistant Director - Janice Ho
2nd Assistant Director - Lee Ke Ning, Tan Kai Li
Production Assistant/Driver - Neil Cheah
Production Designer - Cherie Saulter
Art Assistant/Clapper/Friend - Sarah Chew
Stylist - Daniel Boey, Lebon Ang
Make-up Artist - Bob Mubarak, Christina Wong
Hairstylist - Jackie Chua, Dayana, Danny Kong
On-set Dresser - Tina Tham
First Assistant Camera - Kwanshun Sherwin Lau, Shawn Kelvin Fonseka
Still Photographer - Anthony Levi Khoo
Script Supervisor - Stephanie Fend
Chief Lighting Technician - Joe Tan Tai Joo
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician - Lee Kee Hong, Alfred Lim
Key Grip - Jeremy De Souza, Sharudin Bin Moin
Sound Recordist - Alan Chong
Boom Operator - Jevin Lim
Additional Sound - Patrick Chang
Graphic Designer - Lee Hanyi
Post Production Producer - Jeffry Mamat
On-line Editor - Pinky Calica-Vierra
Assistant Editor - Loh Yen Lyng, Lim Hui Fen Serene, Nur Khariani
Colorist - Viji Balasundram
Sound Producer - Rina Johari
Sound Supervisor - Joshua Chia
Sound Designer - Matthew Yap
Engineer Foley Artist - Takuya Katsu
Music - Kevin Mathews
Featuring music by - Catherine Ong & Christina Foo, Daphne Khoo, Tay Kewei & Lee Ein Ein, James Lye, Martin Tang, The Mountain Goats

Keywords:

Activities - frying carrot cake, cooking, eating and drinking at hawker centres, talking to strangers, acting, having Christmas dinner, smoking, communicating, opening Christmas presents, looking at the city from a tall building
Emotions - sadness, loneliness, confusion, joy, playing the guitar
Musical instrument - guitar
People - businessman, strangers, widower, prostitute, mother, carrot cake hawker, people eating at hawker centres, hotel owner
Places - Geylang and Newton hawker centres, mrt or train station, by the roadside, bedroom, hotel room, hotel lounge, living room, in the car, at the airport, bathroom
Relationship - estranged husband, mother - daughter conflict, mother - daughter reunited, husband - wife, prostitute - client, strangers becoming friends, uncle - niece, brother - sister, boss - employee
Theme - communication, companionship