World Premiere
Through dreamy textures and thermal imaging, the film hums with quiet longing, lost signals, and the strange intimacy of distance.
Brooke Patron
Canada
2025
English
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Luke On U Chung
Producer
Patrycja Mila Kamska, Bianca Rose Cheung
Screenwriter
Bianca Rose Cheung
Cinematography
Luke On U Chung
Editor
Bianca Rose Cheung
Production Design
Sophia Santos English
Original Music
Dag Davidge
Bianca Rose Cheung
Bianca Rose Cheung is a queer filmmaker of Canadian and Hong Kong descent based in Vancouver. An emerging director, their short films and music videos blend surrealism, emotional depth, and offbeat humour, exploring themes of identity, memory, and connection. In addition to filmmaking, they are self-taught in 3D animation and experiment with analog film processing and thermal printing. Their grad film, My Dad is an Astronaut, is an official selection of the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival.
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