Cry Me A River

Cry Me A River

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

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