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Three illegal persons - a Sri Lankan illegal worker, an Indian prostitute, and a German drug addict backpacker have a chance encounter and spend the night together in Little India, a tourist destination in Singapore, as they run from the law.

Chancre – a painless ulceration formed during the primary stage of syphilis.

A transmission and transmutation of a memory couched in shame. This essay video includes, among others, excerpts of text from The Writings of a Savage by Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) detailing his experiences in Tahiti and a passage from Malay Magic (1900) by Walter William Skeat, which describes a female vampire known in Malay folklore as a ‘Pontianak’.

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A metatextual world-within-world story, "Fonzi" is the tale of a film character who, like Pinocchio, wants to be a real person. Except Fonzi takes it one step further, and believes herself real, when she isn't.

A simple call from a son abroad. An unspoken missing of family and home.

Singapore's colonial founder Sir Stamford Raffles docked his ship upon arrival; a quarantine centre for immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca; a penal colony for political detainees and secret society leaders; and a sleepy holiday resort.

Unlike other neighbouring islands, however, St. John's was never fully developed. It occupies an in-between space, the vestiges of its history scattered around the land: out-of-bound markers and fences, deserted paths and dilapidated housing. Its indeterminacy stands in sharp contrast to Singapore, where land use is meticulously planned to fulfil economic and social functions.

In this film, St. John's Island -- otherwise known as Bukit Orang Salah (approximately, 'Hill of Wrong People”, or “Hill of Misfits”), a nickname coined by the people who were quarantined there -- becomes a site of and for reflection, prompting questions about our history, heritage and identity.This artwork was realised with support from the President's Young Talents Credit Suisse Artist Commissioning Award.

A young couple from Chengdu, China, struggles to build a perfect home in Singapore. As their dream of becoming Singaporeans seems more and more remote, they decide to go and see the pandas.

Set in 1973 Singapore and tells the story of two star-crossed teen-aged lovers against the backdrop of the underworld.

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In the 1980s, piano lessons are a status symbol but they’re also torturous for children. 5 year old Qian Qian hatches a secret plot to overthrow her mother’s orders to attend piano lessons every weekend, by going to heaven.

A Balinese housemaid works in a home that is not her own.

A short film by Lei Yuan Bin, An Autumn Afternoon pays homage to Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. Shot in Japan, it shows lingering views of recurring motifs in Ozu’s films—trains, family outings, and children taking pictures. Known for his observational approach to filmmaking in works such as 03-Flats (2014) and White days (2010), Lei updates Ozu’s style with his own sense of composition, duration, and pace.

Following on his 2002 exploration of impressions, prejudices, and understanding of AIDS, Royston Tan and Victric Thng interview another 48 individuals ('for AIDS') ten years on, to contribute to Singapore's growing discourse on HIV/AIDS.

A young Singaporean who meets his girlfriend during army training in Taiwan but he needs the help of an older woman to keep his relationship with his girlfriend.

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Working with a theme of isolation and dislocation with a striking visual aesthetic, it depicts the forlorn love story of Eternity (永恒) and Wei Wei (委委). Eternity and Wei Wei are two people who are in love, but with vastly different personalities and lifestyles. In addition, both of them have a different understanding and expectation of what this relationship entails.

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Boon, a hardworking employee, is retrenched after eight years of service. On his last day, he wanders around on a "holiday" in a bid to fill his time and emptiness. He ends up at the top floor of a building where he meets Tham, a Thai man who shares a smoke and life stories with him. They do not actually understand each other, but after the exchange, Boon comes to an acceptance of his situation and purposes to be constructive once again.