It's a simple idea: two lovers make a suicide pact only to find their journey after death turning into purgatory. The short film is unlikely to win any Oscars, but it's helping to develop teamwork among staff at a design office.
Companies have long used group activities to motivate staff and strengthen team spirit, starting with humble scavenger hunts or games of softball. Over time these team-building efforts have evolved into more sophisticated exercises incorporating challenges such as river fording and abseiling - and making bad films.
Computer artist Victor Kong Pok-wei wasn't sure what to expect when his employer, architecture and design firm Richards Basmajian, sent him on a retreat at a Macau casino resort recently. But when he learned that he and seven colleagues would make a short film together, he knew what his role would be.
'I'm the cameraman,' Kong says, fiddling with the camcorder supplied by Team Building Asia, which organised the exercise.
The Richards Basmajian employees are divided into five groups and given three hours in which to write and shoot a five-minute kung fu, sci-fi, action or horror film. Beyond their individual roles, each team member must appear on screen at least once to ensure any wallflowers are given a chance to bloom.
'It challenges people to get outside their comfort zone and discover something about themselves,' says David Simpson, director of Team Building Asia. 'And by observing your colleagues, you might see something in them, a talent you hadn't seen. That can help you develop a stronger bond.'