Sorry You Have to See This (2023)
Short Film (Runtime: 15m 59s)

“How do you care for someone when their mind is under attack? In Sorry You Have to See This, director Josh Leong takes a stunningly raw and emotionally visceral look at the tool mental health challenges take on both the individuals who suffer and those who love them.” - Sarah Brannan, “Fighting Foward: The Story Behind ‘Sorry You Have To See This.”

Written & Directed by: Josh Leong
Produced by: Ching-Him Ng
Executive Producer: Trust

Choreographer & Movement Director: Katherine Maxwell
Casting: Violette Trotter
1st Assistant Director: Cami Olses
Director of Photography: Cece Chan
Editor: Josh Leong
Original Score: Caroline Ho

Cast: Joshua Hyunho Lee | Julia D’Angelo

Unit Production Manager: Henry Wolf
1st Assistant Camera: Andrew Lin
2nd Assistant Camera: Nile Garcia
Rollerblade Operator: Jack Cook
Gaffer: Josh Sturm
Key Grip: Samon Siripanichgon
Best Boy Electric: Matt Kaufman
Best Boy Grip: Oran Lazar

Production Designer: Grace Musser
Costume Designer: Cierra Dreslinski
Hair & Make-Up: Grace Newman

Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer: Vinny Alfano
Colorist: Andrew Ceen

Production Assistants: Fernanda Kuri | Alexnyves Pierre Louis | Jake Harman | Adam Cisse Habib | Cassie Dulla | Madison Bambino
Stills Photographers: Isabella Vizetta | Jen Roman | Elizabeth Acevedo

Additional Music: NCM Okyavdj

Special Thanks: Brendan Ram | Louis Roberts

In Association With: Plus Ultra | Trust | Hivewild

FESTIVALS

  • NOWNESS Asia Pick

  • Filmsupply Films Premiere Pick

  • BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD®-QUALIFYING – Directors Notes Feature

  • ACADEMY AWARD®-QUALIFYING – Rhode Island International Film Festival – Semifinalist

  • Beyond The Short Premiere Pick

  • Film Shortage Premiere Pick, Best Picks of the Month

  • Cinema Mon Amour Feature