“It's Good to be Bad” by Anne Berry and Marlise Chu
Beyond the Short Official Premiere
The scene is set in a reimagined Hong Kong café, where tensions simmer between subculture factions. The twist? There's only one bowl of noodles remaining. What follows is an eruption of conflict where playful villainy and stylized confrontations allow the characters to have fun with a new found sense of empowerment.
FROM THE DIRECTORS
“Good to be Bad was intended from the start to be a "sandbox" film, inspired by an indie film ethos. No one involved in the project had gone to any sort of film school, and rarely had the chance to just play with cameras and techniques without any real "work" consequences.
We knew we wanted to explore a side of Hong Kong’s unique character, but also didn't want to anchor it too much in reality. Using a simple storyline we aimed to play with the idea of opening up both cast and crews alter-egos: having talent portray characters that allowed for bolder interpretation and expression, while on crew side, more unusually, we had two directors and three cinematographers collaborating on framing and blocking to explore how to combine different styles of thinking.
This short film is ultimately a self-made playground made by experimental filmmakers, and a nod to playfulness at its core.”
-Anne Berry
CREDITS
Directors
Anne Berry/ @annecberry
Marlise Chu/ @marlisechu
Producers
Anne Berry/ @annecberry
Rachel Song/ @songryh
Cast
Aisha Causing/ @bby.diwata
Antonia Ebner/ @antonia_ebner
April Yau/ @apr_ily
Aurora Lam/ @auroralamm
Cheung Lo Chuk
Harry Lai/ @harry_laiiiii
Hazel Chan/ @hazelchansy
Jack Yeung/ @svffran
Jon Chung/ @chunghowyu
Julie May/ @juuulie_may
Kiran Gill/ @kiran.jeet.gill
Rachel Song/ @songryh
Serene Cheung/ @cheungserene
Assistant Director// Eugene Chan/ @3ugenechan
Directors of Photography
Ian Wong/ @sakeq
Vincent Ip/ @vincent_ip
Yogesh Gauchan/ @977_yg
1st AC// Jason Wong/ @zeroingc
2nd AC// Andy Lau/ @andylkk
Gaffers
Esahk Gurung/ @esahkgurung
Michael Mok/ @mic___mok
Grip// Ben Hung
Set Photographer// Abdela Igmirien @igmirien
BTS Photographer// Ran Zhang @r.anz
Stylists
Rachel Song/ @songryh
Wendy Mak
Hair and Makeup
Karen Yiu/ @karenpaint
Daisy Ho/ @days.bydaisy
Carmen Lau/ @_cl_mua_
@Hongkongmakeupartist
Editor// Anne Berry/ @annecberry
Graphic Designer// Helen Wong/ @hoy0120
Colorist/ @flanjks
Music Composer// Justin Yau/ @justin_yau_composer
Sound Designer// Christine Sheung/ @christine_sheung
Location// Boston Restaurant
Produced by Capsule48 and D’arcom Agency
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