Project Detail

A Woman At Night

Synopsis

Yiling is detached but determined. She lives in a little flat in London with her cousin, opposite in spirit – grounded, but lost. When Yiling lands a job as a receptionist at an estate agency, at first she thinks it’s a dead end job. But then she discovers that the agency has on its books the flat once belonging to a serial killer. While the other agents scorn it, she discovers the flat could make her money… a lot of it. But what ensues is a surreal underworld of misfits all looking for a connection in a big city.

Details

Year: 2020
Type of film: Features
Running time: 82 min
Format: Sony Venice 4K
Director: Rafael Kapelinski
Producer: Merlin Merton, Catherine Wang, Katie Dolan, Greer Ellison, Michael Jones
Executive Producer: Kirsty Bell, Samm Haillay, James Pont, Lauro Rocha, Patricio Rocha, Anna Rozalska, Paul Thompstone, Lars Wogen, Lili Young
Editor: Manos Ioannou
Screenwriter: Rafael Kapelinski, Greer Taylor Ellison
Director of Photography: Marcin Kozalska
Production Designer: Elizabeth el-Kadhi
Sound: Gernot Fuhrmann
Music: Nathan Klein
Principal cast: Jennifer Tao, Lin Lin, Miles Richardson, Alex Chang

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Paradox House

4th Floor
45-46 Poland Street
London
W1F 7NA

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The narrative follows Yiling Li, a Chinese woman who has recently moved to London and lives with her stoic and detached cousin. Struggling to settle in and wanting to find some stability, Yiling Li eventually finds a job at a real estate agency. She overhears a phone call regarding a large monetary exchange for the opportunity to visit a serial killer’s old flat at night. With mounting financial pressures Yiling Li decides to steal the keys in order to rent the flat out hourly to the eager patrons. <br /> <br /> As we see this side business grow, Yiling Li falls deeper into the world of misfits. She latches onto the connection she feels for them, intrigued by their vulnerability that stems from their twisted fantasies. She eventually begins to relish her nightly persona, realizing that sometimes the darkest environments breed the most authentic connections.

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