Singapore Film Database
Invisible City
Directed by
Tan Pin Pin
Year
Runtime
2007
58 minutes
Genre
Documentary
Language
Mandarin, Japanese, English
Synopsis
Chronicling the ways people attempt to leave a mark before they and their histories disappear. Invisible City director Tan Pin Pin interviews people – photographers, journalists and archaeologists – who are propelled by curiosity to find a City for themselves.
The documentary conveys how deeply personal their search is and how fragile their histories are, hanging on only through their memories and artefacts. Interwoven with the interviews is never-seen-before footage and photos of Singapore culled from the interviewees' personal archives.
Producer(s)
Tan Pin Pin
Produced by
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore Film Commission, Asian Network of Documentary (Pusan International Film Festival), Mindwasabi, Naresh Mahtani
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
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Tags
2007, Documentary, Interview, Photographers, Journalist, Archaeologists, Personal, Memories, Archival, Found Footage