Grief
Cast: Aaron Campbell Ashton Sly
Executive Producers: Goss Jue (Siyuan Gao) Diako Kalapera
Producers: Katrina Chung Daniel Shin
Directors: Goss Jue Michael Demarco
DoP: Adam Saturdy 1st AC: Ahmdah
1st AD: Will Chao
Gaffer: Justin Macawili
Sound Recordist: Wes Wu (Wu Jia Jun)
Sound Design: Yun Duo Duo Studio
Music: Hourglass by Yehezkel Raz
Production Design: Danae Grieef
Makeup Artist: Isuru
BTS Photographer: Piers Fitton
Editor: Goss Jue
Color: David Chan
Overview
Runtime: 4 minutes 56 seconds August 2023
Even without that door, the birds in the cage sometimes don't fly out of the cage.
It is a story of a male dancer who loses his deceased wife and creates an inner world reflecting on his grief and memories about her and their dances.
Grief is an experimental short film written by Siyuan Gao, and directed by Siyuan Gao and Michael Demarco.
Awards & Selections
The short film Grief has been selected for several international film festivals. In June 2024, Grief was shortlisted in the Mini Film section of the prestigious A-class Shanghai International Film Festival. Director Goss represented the team, attended the red carpet in Shanghai, and engaged with other outstanding filmmakers in the lineup.