EXCLUSIVE: Oui Production has unveiled its investment in dystopian horror film Black Sun (previously known as The Drought), directed by Singaporean filmmaker Nelson Yeo (Dreaming & Dying).
For his debut feature Dreaming & Dying, Yeo won Locarno’s Golden Leopard prize for the “Filmmakers of the Present” section, as well as the Swatch First Feature Award.
Black Sun is currently in development, with principal photography planned for the first half of 2026.
Black Sun marks the first collaboration between Singapore’s Momo Film Co and Oui Production, with the latter founded by Chinese producer Huihui Lou, whose career has spanned Shanghai, New York, and now Paris.
Oui Production currently has four feature films in development. In addition to Black Sun, Oui Production is collaborating with Canadian production house Extérieur Jour on Another Story About Love and Hope. Oui Production has committed to “strategic engagement with the French financing ecosystem, while building bridges with global industry leaders.”
Alongside Momo Film Co, Black Sun is co-produced with Taiwan’s Aview Images. Momo Film Co also signed a deal with the Philippines’ Nathan Studio last year, with Nathan Studio investing in Momo’s upcoming slate of projects.
Black Sun is set in the time of an uninhabitable drought and follows Kai, who struggles with his retracting genital and his wife, Ling, who demeans him with this impotency. Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.
“We are thrilled to launch Oui Production with an investment in Nelson Yeo’s Black Sun,” said Lou. “Nelson’s singular vision and Momo Film Co’s dedication to bold, original filmmaking aligns perfectly with our mission to nurture diverse voices and cinematic innovation.”
