When The Sky Was Blue

One Sunday between meals and chores with her family, ten-year-old Leah experiences small but striking moments of longing and loss. A series of reimagined memories, the film offers a meditative and wistful glance into the intersectional identities of being Chinese-Australian.

Rae Choi is a Meanjin (Brisbane, Australia) based filmmaker and lawyer. As a producer, her films span both short and long form, with work that has been selected to screen at various international film festivals. Venturing into writing and directing, Rae is compelled to make nuanced, culturally specific work through a personally intimate lens.