Project Detail

I Can See the Sun but I Can't Feel it Yet

Synopsis

A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Enduring several different and harrowing methods to change their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty of queer love.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Frameline 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min
Director
Joseph Wilson
Producer
Joseph Wilson
Editor
Joseph Wilson
Screenwriter
Evan Francis Jones
Director of Photography
Ronnie Mquillan
Sound
Hannah Holland
Composer
Hannah Holland
Principal cast
Tiffany Smikle, Omar Philips, Teddy Jackson, Caviar Jiang, Elliot Douglas
Costume Designer
Felippe Johann
Make Up
James Mac

Production Status

Production Company

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