Cry Me A River
Taiwan, India / Fiction / 16’ / 2K / Color / 2024
A professional mourner loses her ability to cry during a funeral, leading her on an emotional journey of self-discovery.
Director: Suman Sen
Script: Suman Sen
Director of Photography: Ai Chung
Producer: Ivy Yu-hua Shen, Bo-tsun Kuo, Suman Sen, Dominique Welinski
Editor: Natalia Gozdzik
Music: Mirjam Skal Schnedl
Sound: Dan Hibbert
Cast: Yi-Chieh Le, Meng Hsuan Chu
Biography
Suman, a Mumbai-based filmmaker, gained acclaim with his Oscar-qualified short The Silent Echo, winning at Raindance and Kaohsiung. His second short, Cry Me A River, premieres at Palm Springs. Suman is developing Eka (Solo), an India-France-Taiwan feature backed by CNC and global labs.
Filmography
The Silent Echo (2021)
Cry Me A River (2024)
Festivals Attended
Palm Springs Short Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Hollyshorts Film Festival
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
Regard Festival International Du court metrage au Saguenay
Tampere International Film Festival
New York International Children’s Film Festival
New York Indian Film Festival
Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
Awards
Best Short of the Festival - Raindance Film Festival