We Are / Still Dreaming of Hope
Synopsis
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
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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
Production Company
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