The Sun Rises Differently
11/05/2022(US) | Drama | 15m
After one gets accepted into a top university, both brothers grapple with the prospect of change as they struggle to accept their futures.
Writer, Director, and Producer: Jiayang Liu
1st Assistant Director: Caden Bright
2nd Assistant Director: Payton Gibson
Cinematographer: Jiayang Liu
Editor: Jiayang Liu
Original Score: Sean Segal
Cast: Roman Gaddis | Austin Putnam | Ben Petersen | Sara Loghry | Seb Koehmstedt | Julia Griner | Gabe Limmar | Josiah Limmer | Elijah Mccarthy | Lourd Asprec | Ian Gibson
Extras: Evan Eathorne | Emily Strand | Ava Martinez | Avery Strand | Bode Strand | Carmine Marion | Finley Klinger | Serina Perry | Trevor Longhurst | Tage Longhurst | Drew Rasmussen | Alden Brunson | Savannah Iverson | Parker Phillips | Samantha Boutte | Kenna Krown | Kailey Mclean | Gracie Mccain | Bailey Collins | Chase Ortberg | Zach Nelson
VFX Artists: Alex Atallah, Christian Lack
Still Photographer: Evan Eathorne
Boom Operator: Caden Bright
Production Assistants: Koren Anderson | Faith Roden | Connor Trujillo | Damin Grussendorf | Carsten Harley | Allie Scroggins | Owen Putnam | Serina Perry | Ethan Palmer | Taiya Vigil | Caleb Timber
Shot on Location in Casper, Wyoming
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23448444
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sun-rises-differently/
Contacts, Rights, Distribution: Jiayang Liu / jiayangliufilm@gmail.com
“Towards the end of my senior year of high school, I had received my acceptance letter to my dream school at the USC school of cinematic arts. However, this instant happiness was quickly overtaken by my regret of “abandoning” all my friends and family and my fear of change. So I decided to make my last project as a love letter to my childhood and everyone that has been a part of it. In the process of making this film, I was able to become even closer with the people I felt I was leaving behind to pursue my future endeavors in college. This is a story about the universal fear of change, in the perspective of a young boy whose older brother is about to leave him for college.“
– Jiayang Liu Director Statement
FESTIVALS
- 307 International Film Festival – Best Wyoming Film Award 202
- Wyoming International Film Festival – Best Wyoming Film Nomination 2023
- Asian American International Film Festival – Official Selection 2023
- All American High School Film Festival – Official Selection 2023
- First-Time Filmmaker Sessions – Official Selection 2022
