Articles in the Singapore Cinema Category
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Eric Khoo’s most recent meditation of love, longing and loneliness was inspired by the worldly experiences of the late Theresa Chan, a blind woman who led an extraordinary life. Genevieve uncovers the metaphors behind this deceptively simple film, revealing a complex tapestry of ideas that is uniquely Singaporean, or at least in tune with the vision of Singapore which Khoo has fabricated through each of his films
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The film tells the story of Xiaowu, a child who leaves with a Korean man with whom he develops a quiet friendship. Genevieve Lee analyses the story presented in Royston Tan’s film and shows how this film reflects somehow Singapore.
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The annual Singapore Short Cuts event is one which celebrates and encourages the growth of young Singaporean filmmakers. Every year, a handful of short films are selected by The Substation to be showcased at the National Museum under the funding of the Singapore Film Commission. This year, more than a dozen were chosen and presented in four separate showcases.
