Behind-the-scenes footage of Xiongqi Day

Lynn Shelton, the screenwriter and director of "Rising Day", was born in Seattle. She studied acting, painting, poetry and photography, and then worked as a stage performer, editor and documentary filmmaker for more than 10 years. (The Clouds That Touch Us Out of Clear Skies, The Fruits of Our Labors). Until she received an invitation from a non-profit film production company, she began to prepare for her first self-written and directed feature film; in 2006, she appeared at the Schlandance Independent Film Festival with "Old Acquaintance" and won the first prize in one fell swoop. The Grand Jury Prize brings attention. Sheldon's second film "Easy Success" debuted at the SXSW Arts Festival in Texas, USA in 2008, and was nominated for the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival and the 2009 Independent Spirit Award - Discovery Award. "Rising Day" is her third feature film. At the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, "Sunrise" debuted to critical acclaim and won the Special Jury Prize.

Lynn Shelton is very good at turning male egotism into comical and satirical effects. "Rising Day" is such a crazy "men's drama". The film started shooting in Seattle in 2008 and is considered by film critics to be part of the Mumblecore movement in the independent film industry (Note: Mumblecore, derived from the English Mumblecore. It is a movement that gained attention in the American independent film industry after 2000. This The films of this genre are characterized by ultra-low-budget production (often done with handheld digital cameras), focus on the emotional lives of young people in their 20s, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors. Directors who can be classified as this genre include. : Andrew Businesque, The Duplass Brothers - Mark Duplass (starring in this film) and Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz and Joe Swanberg).