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Rehearsal

He Shuming

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MINDS Perform is a performing arts group consisting of members with learning disabilities. As they rehearse for a new song, they are transported into a kaleidoscopic world of music and dance.

The Last Room

Thomas Lim

2017

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There is a myth that in every Japanese hotel, the owners always leave a last room. A room that nobody will stay in: for the ghosts.

The Drawing Room & Episodes from Art Studio

Liao Jiekai

2016

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A filmic exploration of the text, characters and narratives from Yeng Pway Ngon's novel, Art Studio. The film meditates on the practice of life drawing, and moves from the snug art studio to the wide corridors of the newly opened National Gallery Singapore. Chapters of Singapore Modern Art adorn the freshly painted walls of the gallery, and conjure stories of the passing generation portrayed in Yeng's Art Studio.

Jesses

Royston Tan

1999

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Utama: Every Name in History Is I

Ho Tzu Nyen

2003

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Zo Gang

Jacen Tan

2007

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Film-maker wannabe, Ah-Tan is sick of his day job. Join Ah-Tan on his way to work one day, as he discusses and pokes fun at local film and music, while plotting his path to become Singapore's next great director.

Another Guy

Wee Li Lin

1999

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Thesaurus

Tan Pin Pin

2012

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Cold Noodles

Kirsten Tan

2010

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Inspired by an iconic photo of an immigrant eating noodles on a fire-escape by Magnum photographer, Chien-Chi Chang, Cold Noodles is an absurdist black comedy.

Flagrantly tempting Fate by eating ramen on a fire escape in just his underwear on a bitterly cold day in New York. A stray gust slams shut his window, leaving him stranded. He scrambles down to the sidewalk, only to find every door and window locked

- then a body falls out of the sky.

Builders

Eysham Ali

2016

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An Indian migrant worker finds a wallet on the ground. Upon discovering that it belongs to a Chinese migrant worker, the Indian migrant becomes conflicted on whether he should keep or return it to its owner.

À la folie

Sanif Olek

2009

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À La Folie “like crazy”, is a story of love, manipulation and revenge that was inspired by the classical Ramayana text.

Reappear

Ken Kwek

2020

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A son wants to cheer up his grieving Mother so decides to recreate a photo of his later Father that she's always held close to her heart.

Still

Khidhir Kassim

2019

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An elderly Malay woman has no discernible shortcomings, except for a void in her life that viewers seem to inch closer to.

China Doll

Meng Ong

1991

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A documentary about a migrant from Malaysia who cross-dresses.

Rogers Park

Tan Pin Pin

2001

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Home VDO

Eric Khoo

2000

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One After Another

Chew Chia Shao Min

2021

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One After Another is a reading of the works in the exhibition Goh Beng Kwan: Nervous City. The film draws from paintings in Goh’s Urban Renewal series: Minaret (1973), In The Clouds There Are Dwellings (1985) and Advertisements (1962–1966). Director Chew Chia Shao Min interprets the nervousness referenced in the exhibition title as a state of longing and anxiety. She uses images of waiting, simmering and engulfment to convey the tension that arises from suppressing charged emotions. In the film, the city becomes a fever dream of discontent as the protagonist and viewer alike are trapped in transitory states—always coming or going, but never arriving.

Chew Chia amplifies the frenetic pace of the urban environment by contrasting images of the city with depictions of stillness in nature. The juxtaposition of these images also highlights the difference between natural shifts such as the onset of decay and changes in weather, and man-made ones experienced in the city. Atmospheric, sensorial and intuitive, One After Another’s exploration of the spiritual overtones infused in textures around us suggests that it is in accepting our insignificance that we can transcend the changes in our environments.

DIY

Royston Tan

2005

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Mrs. Alderman

He Shuming

2013

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Mrs. Alderman is going to tape up the windows, turn on the gas and go into a deep sleep. Now, the faucet is leaking and she intends to fix it – with the help of a Hispanic day worker she picks up outside the hardware store.

The man Who Can't Smile

Jacen Tan

2021

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A man with a sad face is often misunderstood by others in his daily life. He undergoes a surgery to give himself a permanent smile. This is a whimsical silent film accompanied by orchestral music.

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