ME & MAZZY MELANCHOLY
Selected for MIFF 2024 as part of Accelerator.
https://miff.com.au/program/film/me-mazzy-melancholy
A Japanese man lovingly tends to a house full of plants. A Chinese immigrant wears a penguin costume at work due to social anxiety.
And a kidnapper bonds with the hostage she keeps locked up in a suitcase.
Cast:
Kidnapper - Ginko Yin
Suitcase - Jillian Nguyen
Gardener - Hiroshi Kasuga
Penguin - Dennis Yong
Smoker - Eren Besiroglu
Kitkat Man - Nick Payne
Boy - Nicholas Yang
Dad on Phone - Shu Ying
Writer / Director - David Tse
Producer - Rachael Morrow
Cinematographer - Jesse Gohier-Fleet
Production Designer - Shanahbelle Macdonald
Assistant Director - Charles Buxton-Leslie
Sound Designer & Mixer - William Klep
Animator - Lolita Chiong
1st Assistant Camera - Anthony Taranto
2nd Assistant Camera - Claire Giuffre
Gaffer - Frank Healy-Wood & Louie Walter
Best Boy - Louie Walter
Additional Assistant Camera - Jesse Hales & Lachie Thompson
Sound Recordist - Hayden Guildford
Wardrobe - Kevin Cheung
Penguin Costume Design - Canwen Zhao
Art Assistant - Annika Rigg
Still Photographer - Wilhelm Philipp
Sydney VO Recordist - Rumble Studios
Runner - Kasia Zongollowicz
Colourist - Matt Fezz
Editor - David Tse
Poster Design - Tom Nicholas Lewis
Camera Equipment - Cameraquip
Film Stock - Kodak
Laboratory - Werner Winkelmann, Neglab
Film Scanning - Peter Richards, The Grainery
Music:
La Casino Engloutie, Reviving Aerith & Temple of Light - Jim Nopedie
Breakbeats - Pasteboard
Rain - Garage Sale
Am I Losing My Mind - Softpowder
Special Thanks:
David Malaspina & Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Anthony Coen
Joel Chiciac
The Borrowed Nursery
Rory Pippan
James J. Robinson
Shaki Prasanna
Eren Besiroglu
William Duan
Josie Baynes
Sam Soh
Matt Shaw
Saw Wong