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Violet

Arthur, a struggling playwright, recasts Georgia as the new lead of his make-or-break stage adaptation. As he grows closer to the aspiring actress, he must overcome his checkered past with her predecessor, Violet, or risk losing his new flame.

  • Derek Yang
    Director
  • Derek Yang
    Writer
  • Isabella Pollard
    Writer
  • Finn Beardmore
    Producer
    The Wing Girl, I Have a Boyfriend
  • Jasmine Gabriel Winoto
    Producer
  • Emily Marszalek
    Key Cast
    "Violet"
    The Lesson
  • Eloise Molloy
    Key Cast
    "Georgia"
    Calaboose
  • Maddox Valentin
    Key Cast
    "Arthur"
  • Malithi Weragama
    Key Cast
    "Journalist"
    I Have A Boyfriend
  • Lucy Rayner-Toy
    Key Cast
    "Production Manager"
    Flying Solo
  • Kyle O'Donohue
    Key Cast
    "Dennis"
  • Georgina Sawyer
    Key Cast
    "First AD"
    Calaboose, Eden (Directed by Ron Howard)
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Mystery, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Noir, Epic
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 4, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony FX6 and A7
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The University of Queensland
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Derek Yang

Derek Yang is a Hong-Kong born filmmaker currently residing in Brisbane, Australia. He passion for filmmaking began in High school when he animated 'The Blonde Effect,' a 55-minute Coming-of-age web series. His first foray into live-action filmmaking came with his directorial debut on the short film 'Flying Solo'. His second feature film, the musical romantic comedy feature film "The Wing Girl" is now streaming on Amazon Prime. After being selected into fourteen film festivals worldwide for his absurdist comedy film "I Have a Boyfriend", he has returned to dramatic territory with his second feature film 'Violet', which has been met with festival acclaim and has garnered over 40 wins and nominations across festivals thus far.

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Director Statement

All my films are about outsiders, and I seem to have a pattern making films about suffering loveless individuals. I suppose some of the imposter syndrome of has crept in from never going to film school. No one really gave me permission, so I gave myself precisely that: to channel my love of cinema growing up and deeply feeling the need to tell my stories and give my take on the world.

'Violet' is a culmination of my entire filmmaking journey in the last five years. On this film, I wanted every frame to be filmed with intention and play with the narrative structure of a non-linear noir. The film is very much indebted to the edge and rawness of a John Cassavetes drama with a bit of Scorsese energy, as well as the quiet introspective nature of Sofia Coppola and Greta Gerwig/ Noah Baumbach films.