Madame Wellington Koo/ Huang Hui-lan was an influential Chinese/Indonesian woman who became a muse for Cartier in the 20’s. Our film take’s moments from her life and celebrates the essence of this woman, a strong timeless woman who defended Chinese aesthetics and craftsmanship while following her own path. It is a celebration of the diverse vision of Cartier and the wonder of its influence on cross-cultural collaboration.
Commissioned by Nowness.
Starring Li Meng 李 梦
Director ROBIN & CAKO
Director of Photography RAYMOND LAVERS
Producer FENDER HSU (RAY STUDIO)
Producer VANY SUN (RAY STUDIO)
Producer ANDY YE
First Camera Assistant SNOW XUE
Second Camera Assistant MARCUS TANG
Camera Operator GUO CHI
Dolly Operator ZHANG YUAN
Gaffer JONATHAN BIZEAU
Best Boy LUKE FARROW
Best Boy ZOU YALIN
Best Boy CAO YANAN
Best Boy ZHAO WENHUA
Best Boy ZHAO ZHIQIANG
Best Boy SHI GUOPIN
Best Boy YE TAO
Grip WANG HAIYANG
Grip ZHANG WEITAO
Grip XIE JINLONG
DIT MONICA SUI
Art Director JIMMY SONG
Stylist AUDREY HU
Make-up JONATHAN
Hairs NATE PENG
Actor HAN YINA
Actress QIU WENHUI
Actress MONICA SUI
Editor ROBIN & CAKO
Assistant Editor VICTOR IVANOV
Assistant Editor LUU ANH LAPORTE
Colourist SIMON ASTBURY (DIGITAL DOMAIN)
Sound Recorder MAO KAIYUN
Original Soundtrack ROBIN & CAKO
Soundmix DON ”NODEY” NGUYEN
Scriptwriting ROBIN & CAKO
Storyboard TANO NGUYEN
Photographer EGO MA
Photographer Assistant DONNO LIU
Photographer Assistant CHEN CHENG
Photographer Assistant MIKE LUO
Special Thanks Ahn Luh Zhujiajiao, NAONAO
NOWNESS TEAM
Produced by Shaway Yeh
Creative Director Jim Demuth
Production Manager Tingting Shi
Creative Coordinator COCO HO