The Film

Since we started working on this film, we've received so much support and generosity. We managed to shoot about 20% of the film earlier this year (2021) with our own funds and some sponsorship from incredible Asian-owned businesses in London like Tao Tao Ju and Miss Patina.



Photo: What Else Can We Make/ Dominic Ryan


After a few months’ efforts, we secured some private funds and investments enough to pay our wonderful cast and crew a minimum wage that they’ve so kindly agreed to. However, we still needed help to raise more in order to achieve the creative vision we had and the production values that we were aiming for. We officially launched our crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo on 11th May and raised £3,000 within 32 days. With blessing and support from our amazing backers, we’ve finally got back on set on 11th and 12th June and 16th July for our second and third block of filming.


Photo: What Else Can We Make/ Dominic Ryan


We’ve finally wrapped the principal photography on 19th August. It had been almost 7 months since we first started rolling the camera and sound. Thank you to everyone, who have been involved in this film in any capacity, for all your hard work, passion, confidence, trust, devotion and… being who you are! We believe that the process of filmmaking is just as important as the final film. Thank you for giving us a wonderful experience on set and for the beautiful memories that will give us strength for our journey ahead. And thank you to all who have helped, supported and followed our long and challenging journey!

We’ll keep you updated with the progress of the post-production and share some behind-the-scenes photos in the meantime.


Photo: What Else Can We Make/ Fanco Fang


The Missing Chinese Girl is now completed! 

Massive congratulations to all the cast and crew, and we’ll be in touch soon regarding our plans for the film! 
 
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Photo: What Else Can We Make