Short film
Blue Funnel
1997 · 14 min
A quiet, tender short that lingers on small rituals and the ache of belonging somewhere between two homes.
- Directed by
- Paul Mayeda Berges
- Starring
- David Yip, Anna Chan, Burt Kwouk
- Overview
- Daniel tries to send his father's ashes back to his ancestral home in Hong Kong. Daniel's father had left Hong Kong and worked as a seaman, marrying a girl from Liverpool. The ashes need to return 'home' so that his father's spirit can rest in peace. Set in the Chinese community in Liverpool.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, identity, grief, immigration
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Paul Mayeda Berges
- Starring
- David Yip, Anna Chan, Burt Kwouk
