Blue Sadness

A film about nothing, and about everything; the sadness of reverie and nostalgia. The memory of a happiness that is now a memory; a memory in a temple which exists but is light years away.

This film has no dialogue, and is only two minutes.

  • Clara Emery
    Director
  • Clara Emery
    Writer
  • Yuhong Wu
    Key Cast
  • Dorene Li
    Key Cast
  • Yiwei Zhan
    Production Assistant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    藍色悲哀
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 9, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Clara Emery

Clara Emery (b. 1997; Seattle, WA) makes large format photographs and experimental short films that explore phenomena haunting the edges of memory and reality. Through researching folklore, ritual, and superstition, Emery constructs scenes from the Gila Wilderness, the Pacific Northwest, and Taiwan. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2019 with a degree in Photography, and received her MFA in Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023. She is also a 2023-2024 Fulbright Taiwan Fellow.

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