That Morning

Set in Hong Kong, Eya is a shy teen who takes writing as a way to escape alienation, bullying and loneliness. On the school fun day Eya remains silent in the interview, but she is not the only one who finds life is too hard to bear. Everything is changed that morning.

  • WONG Wai Nap
    Director
  • WONG Wai Nap
    Writer
  • WONG Cheuk Man
    Writer
  • MAK Chi Hang
    Producer
  • Vincent CHUI
    Producer
  • LAU Yi Nga
    Key Cast
    "Eya LAU"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    那日上午
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    46 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 4, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    78,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Hong Kong
  • Country of Filming:
    Hong Kong
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    SONY 4K RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.89:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2019 La Cabina Valencia International Film Festival
    Valencia
    Spain
    November 26, 2019
    Spain Premiere
    Best Screenplay
  • 2019 Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival
    Balneário Camboriú
    Brazil
    November 30, 2019
    South American Premiere
    Best Mid-length Film
  • 2019 Beijing International Short Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    December 1, 2019
    Jury Special Mention Award
  • 2019 Prishtina International Film Festival
    Prishtina
    Kosovo
    July 17, 2019
    International Premiere
    Middle Length Competition
  • 2019 FIRST International Film Festival
    Xining
    China
    July 20, 2019
    Competition
  • 2019 South Taiwan Film Festival
    Tainan
    Taiwan
    November 13, 2019
    Taiwan Premiere
    South Award Chinese Film Competition
  • 2019 Chongqing Youth Film Festival
    Chongqing
    China
    October 21, 2019
    Competition
Distribution Information
  • Radio Television Hong Kong
    Distributor
    Country: Hong Kong
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - WONG Wai Nap

WONG Wai Nap is an emerging film director in Hong Kong, he is also a cinematographer & editor. He graduated from School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong in 2009. In 2012, he participated in Taipei Golden Horse Film Academy as director, the Academy was founded by Dir. HOU Hsiao-hsien. His directed short films include THAT MORNING (2018), THE SEA WITHIN (2014), BE WITH YOU (2009) & DISTANCE (2008) etc. These films were screened and awarded at numerous international film festivals.

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Director Statement

I lived a sad life in Hong Kong, while Hong Kong itself is a sad city.

Almost 100 students took their own lives between 2015 and 2017. Among those who chose death over the tough reality, there were university students, while the youngest was only 10. In response to the deaths, authorities merely spend more on life promotion, while some people blame these students for being too weak to endure the pressure from school and society, and others simply avoid the topic of suicide. Nothing stops student suicide rate rising.

Students are not numbers, but people. Do we value them?

The question strikes me, as an individual struggling with personal issues. After one’s death, we can never discover the real reasons behind suicidal thoughts, but what if we rewind the time? That Morning is a glimpse into the lives of a troubled high school student and the people around her.

With unconventional forms of fictional narrative, real events and interviews, the film is a portrait of a young individual struggling with grades, family, sexuality as well as loneliness, all compressed into what happened to a young girl in a morning.