Violin & Tea

The accidental friendship between a violinist and a waitress at the café that the former frequents helps the two women through their different sets of hardships – in caring for a father trapped in a coma, and in giving up a dream job to solve the financial problems that a mother’s gambling habits create. Violin music and tea soon become symbolic of the comfort and stability missing from their lives, and eventually of each other’s presence.

Director: Derek Wee Choon Meng
Runtime: 21m4s
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG
Availability: library@esplanade
Accession No: 2007-D-0569
Subtitles: English
Release Year: 2006
Producer: Jayne Cheong, Derek Wee Choon Meng
Language: English, Mandarin
Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

Joanne Marie Sim, Magdalene Tan, Catherine Sng, Kent Chan, Gladys Tan, Faith Ong, Mok Tye Par, Looi Wan Ping, Vel Ng, Helmi Yusof, Willie Koh, Ching Tim Juan, Jayne Cheong, Khairil Abdul Ramin
Donald Cheong

Crew:

Screenplay - Magdalene Tan, Wee Choon Meng
Cinematographer - Edwin Cheng
Editor - Vince Lau
Assistant Director - Tham Wei Min
Production Manager - Jayne Cheong
Script-Supervisor - Vince Lau
1st Assistant Cameraman - Alex John Tan
2nd Assistant Cameraman/Loader - Azfar Jalil
Gaffer - Amsal Naeem
Grips - Francis Lim, Khairil Abdul Ramin, Ching Tim Juan
Production Design - Looi Wan Ping
Set Decoration - Miki Sim, Fiona Lin
Special Effects Make-up - Mariam Abdullah
Storyboard Artist - Lau Ming Yong
Stills Photographers - Tham Wei Min, Looi Wan Ping
Violin Music Composer - MorphyB
Sound Recordists - Michael Tay, Daniel Koh, Melvin Lee, Jason Tan, Zul
Boom Operator - Francis Lim
Production Assistant/Driver - Ching Tim Juan

Keywords:

Activities - Violin-playing, Tea
Music - Classical
Places - Café, Hospital, Park Gazebo, Asian Civilisations Museum Facade
Relationships - Father/Daughter, Mother/Daughter, Waitress/Customer, Friends
Themes - Departures, Survival, Coincidence, Accident, Support, Suffering, Sacrifice, Comfort, Coping
Emotions - Loneliness, Yearning, Mourning, Pain, Stress, Relief