Shot in Indonesia, this short film follows a young bicultural woman’s search for her roots in the tea plantation where her mother worked. A visual essay exploring multi-cultural identity in an age of migration, steeped in the subject matter of tea, set against the natural beauty of Lake Toba and North Sumatra’s vast tea plantations.

• Gary Yong Director
• Gary Yong Writer Canopy Crossings, Bad Love
• 胡家梅 Writer
• Leslie Jin／金欣 Writer
• Stormshadow 雳影文化 Production Company
• Gary Yong (Executive Producer) Producer
• Leslie Jin／金欣 (Producer) Producer
• Nurida Rahmah Key Cast “Nurida Horas Yang”
• Sinal Sally Surbakti Key Cast “Dancer”
• Elsa Lestari Key Cast “Dancer”
• Sulfi Fadhilah Khaira Key Cast “Dancer”
• PHILJP Original Score
• 郭卜涛 DOP
• 赵生飞 Gaffer/ AD
• Gary Yong Editor
• Evi Verawati Voiceover Talents
• Duma Sari Voiceover Talents
• 戎一洲 Voiceover Talents

Specifications

• Film Type: Short
• Genres: Essay film, drama, docfiction
• Runtime: 10 minutes 20 seconds
• Completion Date: March 3, 2019
• Production Budget: 22,000 USD
• Country of Origin: China
• Country of Filming: Indonesia
• Film Language: Chinese, Indonesian
• Shooting Format: Digital
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Film Color: Color