SINdie Review: 14001 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most remarkable fact about 1400 was that it was even made at all. With no script, no funds, and little support, director Derrick Lui laboured through 7 years of production hell to finally finish the film in 2015. Thus, regardless of its stumbles, the film remains a Herculean accomplishment, and Derrick Lui certainly deserves praise for enduring where lesser men would have faltered.
In the same vein as the recent In the Room (although it was conceptualised and filmed long before its release), 1400 is an omnibus film set in a hotel, the eponymous 1400 in Geylang. It follows 4 different stories of love, and as each unfurls, seeks to weave them into a greater narrative about the nature of modern love.
For a shoestring budget, a feature debut, and with a director playing almost every single conceivable production role, 1400 is technically achieved. Sidestepping potential hurdles with a simplistic, minimalist set and certainly with deft skill, director Derrick Lui has each sequence glossed with a professional sheen, such that every frame is watchable, and nothing looks out of place.
And yet, the film is not without its troubles.
via: SINdie
Image Credit: Vogue Films
