FILM SYNOPSIS
Following four stories - ’Whatever A Sun Will Always Sing’ is an experimental hybrid documentary which meditates on the tenderness of young women's’ journeys into adulthood. Cathartic in nature, the film’s narrative is drawn from four anonymous confessions to the question:
‘What was the pivotal moment where you were forced to grow up?’
Raw and unfiltered, these formative moments are reimagined through actors who bring these memories to life. Each tale serves as a thread - creating a tapestry of powerful expressions of personal truth. An evocative anthology, this contemplative documentary focuses on the key moment of change - conveying the multitude of complexity in women’s experience of becoming.
Special thanks for the trust/participation of over 50 New York women who submitted their stories anonymously as part of this project.
CREDITS
Featuring:
Cast: Minami Ando, Summayya Wagenseil, Rachel Swyer, Hannah Martin, Jeanne Forrester, John Duddy, Sofia Eckard, Mathilde Bourdel
Extras: Frankie Cuadrado, Andrea Weiss, Ivan Ynfante, Teresa Castillo, Taha Aziz, Will Carter
Voice over: Christopher Hackett, Charmaine Broad, Summayya Waggenseil, Sophie Power
Director & Producer: Sophie Power
Co-Producer: Taha Aziz
1st Assistant Director: Aja Knight
Director of Photography: Evan Burris Trout
Art Director: Nicolas Palacio
Gaffer: Ariel Nehorayoff
Script Supervisor: Telisha Petteway
1st AC: Peter Westervelt, Sinclair Neff
2nd AC: Lin Yi Cheng
Production Co-ordinator: Theodora Zaimas, Shanice Neita
Key Grip: Vincent Le Chaffotec
Grip/Production Driver: Jose Taveras
Production Driver: Jake Barr
Best Boy Electric: Byron Martinez
Production Designer: Sophie Power
Art Department Assistants: Alexis Jeffryes, Will Carter
Prop master: Abril Soler Rocha
Set Builder: Kevin Carbone
DIT: Teresa Castillo, Julia Galeta
Sound: Nigam Bhandari, Harry Flax
Sound Design, Composition, Mix: Folding Waves
Editor: Sophie Power Fine-cut editor: Leah Brown
Photographer: Andrea Maher
Social Media Photographer: Anna-Kay Grant
Pickup Shoot DP/1st AC: Aaron Rebaza
Intimacy Co-ordinator: Kyra Moskowitz
MUA: Mars Yorke, Alexis Jeffryes
Stylist: Willy Duran
VFX Supervisor: Bilali Mack
VFX Designer: Lin Yi Cheng
BIO
Sophie Power is an award-winning NYC based documentary Director and experienced Producer working with such international clients as Nike, Converse and Carhartt. In the past, she collaborated on feature documentaries which broadcast on National Geographic and Sky Documentaries. Her personal work strives to give a lens to under-represented voices and is marked by a distinctive use of immersive soundscapes. Sophie’s style taps into the emotional world of its subjects by blending the real with the surreal. All the while using the cinematic language of fiction.
She recently worked on Sundance & SXSW winning documentary ‘Selena y Los Dinos’ (2025), was nominated for a BAFTA scholarship in 2024 and qualified as a Netflix Documentary Talent Fund semi-finalist in 2023.
