by Peter Kerkes

Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method to make her clients’ wishes come true. All they need to do is take a trip on their birthday to a precise destination to be reborn under a new sky. Whether it’s Taipei, Beirut, or a nearby village, during these birthday journeys, the protagonists will go through unexpected transformations to help them discover what they truly desire.

We had almost finished the film “Wishing on a Star” with a closed structure. Before the final credits, I asked RCS for a consultation, I thought we would just tweak a few details.  RCS watched the film and said, “It’s a good film, but I am sure you can make it better!”  And so began a six-month adventure in which we made several different versions of the film. 

It was intellectual fun, I enjoyed the feedback from each version, and when we started cutting, the editor and I were like little kids when they got new LEGOs.The film is traveling on festivals now and I am happy to hear the audience laugh in the same spots, that Iikka and Per suggested.