The Lyricist Wannabe
Neon Malaysian Premiere
Hong Kong/Taiwan | 2023 | Cantonese | 112 min | Drama/Comedy/Other (Music) | DCP
Synopsis
High schooler Sze aspires to become a lyricist after discovering that she has a knack for it. She seeks to become the talk of the school by performing lyrics she rewrote for Teacher’s Day, but she isn’t given a chance to perform. With her friends, she creates a song for a songwriting contest, but they end up creating a weird song. Sze emails all of Hong Kong’s record companies, attends every lyric writing courses and joins all lyric writing contests for an opportunity. She even writes demo lyrics for various composers, but none of her lyrics get published. For a chance to finally be a published lyricist, Sze pitches songs to record companies in Taiwan during her graduation trip. The composer ends up receiving a contract, but her lyrics are not used. Sze runs into an old classmate while working part-time at a radio station and finally gets an offer to write published lyrics. However, her lyrics are rejected by the singer. Ten years of ups and downs make Sze see the hollowness of dreams. She realizes that the pain of chasing dreams is real.
Credits
| Original Title | The Lyricist Wannabe |
| English Title | å¡«è©žL |
| Country | Hong Kong/Taiwan |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Norris Wong Yee-lam |
| Producer | Wong Hoi |
| Screenplay | Norris Wong Yee-lam |
| Cinematography | Alfred Pong |
| Cast | Chung Suet Ying, Eric Kot, Tang Lai Ying |
Company
Sonatina Film Limited
Wong Hoi
norrislyricist@gmail.com
Sales
Edko Films Ltd.
Jason Ieong
ieongjason@edkofilm.com.hk
Director
Norris Wong Yee-lam
Hong Kong SAR
WONG Yee-lam is a film and TV screenwriter whose works include Let it Ghost, Margaret & David – Green Bean and The Gutter. She was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards for Best New Director for My Prince Edward.
