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Unspoken

A father's heated dialogue with an absent daughter-revealing her absence or death-exposes the gap between his perceived achievements and her unmet longing for his love. The film is a raw, minimalist exploration of loss and unspoken grief, compelling viewers to confront the emotional void left by absence.

  • Iana Chang
    Director
  • Iana Chang
    Writer
  • Jelian Quincina
    Producer
  • Iana Chang
    Producer
  • Miyu Yokota
    Key Cast
  • Issan Leung
    Key Cast
  • Alejandro Munoz-Hernandez
    Camera
  • Ayden Van Hatten
    Camera
  • Alejandra Lazcano
    Camera
  • Ambrose Iu
    Camera
  • Hooman Nemati
    Post Team
  • Ignacio Kriman
    Post Team
  • Cuijiang Hui
    Post Team
  • Pascal Tatipata
    Post Team
  • Paul Anka
    Post Team
  • Jasmina Simsone
    Art & Design
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 20, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Iana Chang

Iana Chang is a film director awarded with the Coach's Choice Award of Pitchapalooza by the Director's Guild of Canada, a 2-Time TELUS STORYHIVE awarded director with films distributing and streaming on TELUS Optik TV Channel 707 & 710 and other select platforms, has accumulated collaborations and mentorship by Snapshot Studios’ Executive Producer Laura O’Grady as well as mentorship by program managers at the National Screen Institute of Canada, and the program managers and producers at TELUS STORYHIVE including Ryan Logan and Shaun Cathcart. Iana's directing vision style uses layers of nuanced character behaviors embedded in visual spectacle to examine dark sides of complex human emotions when confronted by crises. Iana’s craft is layered in the direction to find the softness in the toughest of people.

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Director Statement

Someone once told me that directing a specific voice is like therapy. I don't know if it is or isn't, if its good or not, but I know it comes from the heart, maybe the audience sees it too, maybe they don't.