Umbra (2023)

An umbrella standing alone in the rain by the road. Is it a magical umbrella that protects its owner, or a curse? Sum-yu, a reserved young woman, suffers daily sexual harassment in the office by her male colleagues and superior. All this changes when she comes across a blood-red umbrella on a rainy night, unleashing a malevolent spirit and transforming her into a merciless avenger against the men who have wronged her. Can wrongs of the past life be righted in the current one? A modern ghost story incorporating body horror motifs, the short relates a bloody and thrilling tale of contemporary gender relations.

Released June 11, 2023 30 min None+

Genres: Horror, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Room 330, Fresh Wave, Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Country: Hong Kong
Production Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese