Peter Ladkani | 00:11:31 | New Zealand
English
In the solitude of a remote island, Josh, a grieving father, stumbles upon a poignant suicide letter penned by Ella, a young woman consumed by despair. Desperate to intervene, Josh races to the beach, where Ella is determined to carry out her tragic decision. As she wades into the unforgiving waves, Josh confronts her, holding the envelope containing her letter aloft.
They sit together, the letter forging an unexpected bond amidst the crashing surf. Josh, haunted by the devastating loss of his daughter, imparts the searing anguish of a parent burying their child – the worst sorrow imaginable. Moved by his words, Ella retrieves the envelope and walks back up the sand. Josh stays behind, redeemed.
Secluded behind the sentinel rocks that guard the beach, Ella opens the envelope. A second slip of paper flutters to the sand – an unanticipated note from Josh revealing his intent to reunite with his daughter. Shocked, Ella races back along the beach, only to find Josh’s clothes neatly folded and abandoned on the sand, the sea bearing silent witness to his farewell.
In the wake of their brief encounter, both Josh and Ella confront the enduring weight of grief and the fragile threads of hope that bind them to life’s turbulent shores.
Cast
Valentine Payen-Wicaksono
Joseph J.U. Taylor
Writer
Joseph J.U. Taylor
Producers
Dewa Ayu Sri Hartati
Joseph J.U. Taylor
Peter Ladkani
