24 minutes to break your heart—Anthony Chen's debut drowns you in quiet grief.
A mother takes her three children on a road trip but finds that home cannot easily be left behind.
Direction
Chen's patient observation builds crushing tension in silence.
Acting
The mother's stillness says everything words cannot.
Director
Anthony Chen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Malaysia, this student short predates Chen's Cannes-winning Ilo Ilo by three years—thematic DNA fully formed.
The title's irony: no lighthouse appears. Safety is exactly what's missing.
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