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the unseen river
Short Film / 5 Minutes / 2022
“the unseen river explores the emotional state of the protagonist Liana - when reconnecting with her past, she finds the person she was in the present.”
Starring:
Jessica Williams
Producer: Ali Wildberger
Writer: Wentian Jin, Yan Geng
Director: Yan Geng
Cinematographer: Lulu Shield
Assistant Director: Barney Wilson
Assistant Camera: Tom Xiao
Sound Recordist/Designer: Sharni Lee-Hope
Production Designer: Lauri Male
Colourist/Editor: Yan Geng
Wen once told me about this recurring dream she used to have - “I’m in the centre of the ocean except there is no waves, I’m surrounded by this strangely calm and warm water. I try to swim away, I try to look around but I don’t seem to know where to head towards.”
Perhaps we’ve all shared a similar experience at one point in our life, where we feel lost. Every direction looks like an exit but it’s also for that reason, we struggle to find the way. I was once that person in the centre of the ocean. I had spent many years of my adult life wandering, following and mimicking others. Gradually, I forgot what it was like to be brave, to explore and to follow your institution.
the unseen river explores the emotion of the protagonist Liana - when reconnecting with her past, she finds the person she was in the present.