Synopsis
Why did I make this film?
Nighty Night, Dear is a story about a grumpy girl in her early twenties called KOKO who suffers from insomnia as she collects and relives her embarrassing moments each day using a magical memory machine.
One night, being jealous of other people having a good night’s sleep, Koko decides to disturb a little boy’s (JOSH) sleep. She collects Josh’s memories and makes him recall his own embarrassing moments, but as always, things don’t go according to her plan.
In this charming, quirky tale about cringey memories, we get to witness how kindness and fateful coincidences can eventually help us embrace our flaws.
Being a ‘good’ person is always so hard. We all inevitably make mistakes, do stupid things, and unintentionally have negative emotions sitting in our hearts. Sometimes when our flaws become too evident, our minds can shrink into a petty size which makes us secretly hope other people are as flawed as us.
In Nighty Night, Dear, I set out to explore ways to deal with self-downing and jealousy, and how to reconcile with those unwelcomed emotions in our hearts.
I hope this film could be felt like a dusty storybook from your childhood or a postcard sent from an unknown time of your life. I hope it would revisit you whenever you feel small — to tell you it is okay to be flawed and wish you a good night’s sleep.