After
sharing with everyone the beauty of his short film ‘Colours’ back in 2006,
director Derrick Lui is now back with a new film ‘1400’. With ‘When Night Fa11s’ as a loose prequel to
this up-coming film, Derrick is ready to share this new journey with us.
Done in a
different style from his previous films, 1400 will be a film with four stories
being told instead of the usual one. Derrick explained this fresh direction for
this project: “In the early days of my career at MTV Asia, I digged fast cuts
and fast motion stuff. However, as I grew older, my work evolved and my style
became ‘slower’. Think that’s the difference, haha.”
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About seeking
for love and little snippets of life, the audience can see the interwoven stories
of the seven characters unfold on screen in a hotel as they go through
different phases of their lives and meet the different people that impact them
in their never-ending search.
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“I came up
with the concept after being surrounded by friends who have gone through heaven
and hell in their relationships. Some couples broke up, some divorced. I have
been some sort of uncle agony ever since my school days,” shared Derrick, who spent
five years coming up with the concept and polishing it.
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1400 is a compilation
of his own observations about love from his friends. Told from his point of
view, he hopes that the film will connect with the audience and that they will
understand, appreciate and go home to spend more time with their loved ones.
So what are
his personal thoughts about love?
“I think
Love is something very sacred. Something that every living being in this world
needs. Love can exist between, couples, family and friends. Love is the most precious intangible thing we
can ever have,” Derrick told us thoughtfully.
After all
the hard work and planning, filming is almost complete and this is definitely a
dream come true for the director and anticipating fans of his work. However,
there were hardships to overcome and that delayed the production of this
project such as a lack of script. But the most difficult obstacle, as Derrick
shares with us, will be money.
“The
process has been fun, but more difficult and more hectic than I could ever
imagine. Main problem being no budget, which results in no time. So I’m
director, producer, coordinator, location manager etc all in one!”
Tiring but a
satisfying journey, Derrick hopes the final product will reach out to audiences
and bring these five points across: that love is not about possession, true
love is unconditional and hard to come by, to treasure loved ones especially
when they are still around and last but not least, that it may be best to let
go sometimes.
To follow
up on up-dates to find out more or to support the film 1400, do go onto their Facebook page to
‘Like’ it as well as their website and keep yourself in the loop of this homegrown film that promises to
touch your heart and keep your mind thinking.
Article written by Teo Dawn
Photo credits: Derrick Lui