Project Detail

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

roisin murphy

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 film: 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
Music: Hannah Holland
Principal cast: Tiffany Smikle, Omar Philips, Teddy Jackson, Caviar Jiang, Elliot Douglas
Costume Designer: Felippe Johann
Make Up: James Mac

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Horror Human Rights Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Joseph Wilson

josephwilsonfilms@gmail.com

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