The Sun Rising

The Sun Rising is a Beckettian short film that takes place in a desolate, run-down room occupied by a father and daughter. Haunted by the memory of their wife and mother, both try to come to terms with their loss and mend their estranged relationship.

  • Director: Lai WeiJie
  • Runtime: 6m45s
  • Genre: Experimental
  • Rating: G
  • Availability: library@esplanade
  • Accession No: 2009-D-1528
  • Subtitles: -
  • Release Year: 2009
  • Producer: Han West, Elizabeth Wijaya
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • John Lofthouse
  • Sofia Hurst
  • Fernanda Martinez

Crew:

  • Assistant Director - Sangchul Lee
  • Director of Photography - Eugene Koh
  • Writer - Elizabeth Wijaya
  • Assistant Camera - Frank Rinaldi, Han West
  • Gaffer - Ashish Ghadiali
  • Art Direction - Frank Rinaldi
  • Wardrobe - Laetitia Gangotena
  • Make-up - eLaiNe ø D é cor
  • Boom Operator - Paloma Nafarrate
  • Sound Recordist - Melanie Schiele
  • Sound Mixer - Edwin Wijaya
  • Stills Photographer and Introduction Sequence - Laetitia Gangotena
  • Editor - Seth Carmen Paradox

Keywords:

  • Relationships - father-daughter, husband-wife, mother-daughter
  • Landscape - barren, desolate
  • Emotions - loneliness, grief, love

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