Project Detail

After the Rain

Synopsis

Set in a typical East London high street during an atypical hot, dry, English summer. After the rain is a love story, between neighbours Lian and Adrian, who suffer from surreal compulsive obsessive disorders. Lian, a Chinese waitress, evaporates when she cries, only coming back with the rain; while Adrian, the laundry man, coughs feathers in times of anxiety. As their worlds and disorders collide, we watch Lian and Adrian’s initial suspicion and distaste of one another give way to understanding, friendship and love. Tonally, After the Rain is a surreal comedy, addressing themes of love, ecology, racism and ignorance.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 18 mins
Format: S16mm
Director: Gaelle Denis
Producer: Erika Forzy
Editor: Emiliano Battista
Screenwriter: Gaelle Denis, Sibel Armutcu
Director of Photography: Rob Hardy
Production Designer: Humphrey Jaeger
Sound: Fabrice Gerardi
Music: Max de Wardener, Matt Davidson, Mara Carlyle
Principal cast: Henry 'Ian' Cusick, Eleanor Matsuura, Hamish Clark, Shirley Chantrell, Basil Chung