The Curse of Willow Song | |
Director: | Karen Lam |
Producer: | Karen Wong Karen Lam |
Starring: | Valerie Tian Simon Chin Elfina Luk |
Music: | Patric Caird |
Cinematography: | Thomas Billingsley |
Editing: | Jeanne Slater |
Studio: | Opiate Pictures RNR Media |
Distributor: | Uncork'd Entertainment |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
The Curse of Willow Song is a 2020 Canadian horror thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Karen Lam.[1] The film stars Valerie Tian as Willow Song, a young woman in Vancouver who has recently been released from prison, blending both social realism and supernatural horror as Willow grapples with choices about her life.[1] Its cast also includes Simon Chin, Elfina Luk and Ingrid Nilson.[1]
Lam has described The Curse of Willow Song as inspired by Japanese horror films, in particular the 1926 film A Page of Madness.[1]
The Curse of Willow Song premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Film.[2]