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Sodanight

Soda is a cleaning chemical. Macao was known as Soda-City ago, since people from Hong Kong came to gamble and lost everything. They said Macao was the place that would empty your pocket.

He works as a dealer in Macau casino. In one dramatic night, he loses everything in his life. He has endured tons of pressure from his family, work and money. And now he has nothing to lose.

  • LONG WAI I
    Director
  • LONG WAI I
    Writer
  • IEONG CHAN HOU
    Key Cast
  • LAO I LUM
    Key Cast
  • LO XIANG YU
    Producer
  • LONG WAI I
    Producer
  • WAN SZE WING
    Cinematographer
  • LIU YI HSUAN
    Art Director
  • LIN TZU HSUAN
    Sound Design
  • BAO XIN MING
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    梳打埠之夜
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 28, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Macao
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 2016 Hollywood North Film Festival
    Belleville, Ontario
    Canada
    July 16, 2016
    Canada Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • 2016 Youth Film Festival
    Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Taiwan
    May 7, 2016
    World Premiere
    Merit Award
  • 2016 The 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival
    Beijing, China
    China
    Official Selection
  • 2016 Legend Film Festival
    Taichung, Taiwan
    Taiwan
    Technological Universities and Colleges/Drama-1st Place Award
Director Biography - LONG WAI I

Long Wai I, 21 years old, from Macau. She is recently graduated from Kun Shan University in Taiwan with a bachelor degree of Motion Picture and Video. She has been studying in different regions like China, Macao and Taiwan, in which she experienced different cultures and learnt from them. Her films are mostly social realism.

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Director Statement

Since the Macau government ended the gambling monopoly system in 2002, the gambling revenue has made Macau the world's top casino market surpassing Las Vegas. However, behind the big success of Macao, the lowest working class of the Macao residents endure tons of pressure from residents, traffic problem and the economy. The casino dealer is one of the most common occupation in Macao, they bear most of the burden of the families. That’s why this is a story about the life of a young man, who works as a casino dealer. It talks about a dramatic night that he almost lost everything in his life.