Hong Kong / Jun 11, 2023 / Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival 2023
30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An umbrella standing alone in the rain by the road. Is it a magical umbrella that protects its owner, or a curse? Sum-yu, a reserved young woman, suffers daily sexual harassment in the office by her male colleagues and superior. All this changes when she comes across a blood-red umbrella on a rainy night, unleashing a malevolent spirit and transforming her into a merciless avenger against the men who have wronged her. Can wrongs of the past life be righted in the current one? A modern ghost story incorporating body horror motifs, the short relates a bloody and thrilling tale of contemporary gender relations.
Genres
Horror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 邪傘 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Room 330, Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council |
| Official site | freshwave.hk |
| Release date | 11 giugno 2023 |
| Production | John Li |
| Writer | Enzo Hui |
| Editing | Enzo Hui, Eric Wong Wai Hung, Justin White |
| Cinematography | Enzo Hui, Darren Tan, Chung Yiu-hei, Eric Wong Wai Hung, Mak Shu Kwan, Lee Cheuk Yan, Ho Sin Hung, Huen Hon Fung, Ko Tsz Tsun |
| Assistant directors | Steven Ho Chun-Ho, Cheng Tsz Yan, Derek Luk, Enzo Hui |
| Lighting | Kole Wong Siu-lok |
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| Camera operators | Darren Tan, Enzo Hui, Chung Yiu-hei, Eric Wong Wai Hung, Mak Shu Kwan, Lee Cheuk Yan, Ho Sin Hung, Huen Hon Fung, Ko Tsz Tsun |
| Additional photography | Enzo Hui, Darren Tan, Chung Yiu-hei, Eric Wong Wai Hung, Mak Shu Kwan, Lee Cheuk Yan, Ho Sin Hung, Huen Hon Fung, Ko Tsz Tsun |
| Production design | Aurora Wong |
| Art direction | Aurora Wong |
| Set decoration | Aurora Wong |
| Visual effects | Tony Kwok, Eric Wong Wai Hung |
| Music | Aghi Narottama, Wilson Liu Ka Wai, Joyce Cheung, Cheung Chun-fai |
| Sound | Aghi Narottama, Wilson Liu Ka Wai, Joyce Cheung, Cheung Chun-fai |
| Costume design | Chong Sum-Ping |
| Makeup | Chong Sum-Ping |
| Hairstyling | Chong Sum-Ping |
Release dates
Premiere
Taiwan / Aug 23, 2025 / Taoyuan Film Festival
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