Project Detail

We Are / Still Dreaming of Hope

We Are / Still Dreaming of Hope
We Are / Still Dreaming of Hope
We Are / Still Dreaming of Hope
A man holding a child
A scene of daily life in Gaza

Synopsis

[We Are]
A small Asian hair salon in Cambridge. A Chinese-Malaysian immigrant hairdresser, a grandmother, runs her business quietly, happily, and peacefully.
[Still Dreaming of Hope]
The iconic Middle East photograph featured in the film is a staged image. The two boys in the photograph are not an Israeli and a Palestinian, but two Israeli Jewish children.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 14 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Ungyu Yeo
Producer
Jipil Lee
Editor
Ungyu Yeo
Screenwriter
Ungyu Yeo
Director of Photography
Jess Brittain
Sound
CyberLink MyEdit
Composer
Frédéric Chopin, Muezzin, Gotension
Principal cast
Ann Lee
Photojournalism
Ricki Rosen
Illustration
Francesco Chiacchio

Production Status

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