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The Drum

Ler Jiyuan

2016

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The Drum is a short film that follows the journey of Kang, a recently retired man in his 60s dealing with the sudden onset of a late-life crisis. He realises that he must mend old conflicts and learn to accept his new life or risk losing himself in the emptiness of old age.

Tie Nan

Han Yew Kwang

2004

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The boss of a laundry shop regrets his decision to enter his submissive wife into an arm-wrestling competition.

Careless Whisperer

Royston Tan

2005

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Wa Is for Wayang

Raymond Tan

2011

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Priority Seat

Daniel Hui

2017

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B-Street

Yong Mun Chee

2002

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On Elena's birthday, Dominic spends their last dollar on her present.

Snow City

Tan Pin Pin

2011

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Talking in Black and White

Michael Wang

2007

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1940 New York. A city rampaged by scandal and corruption. A gunshot rings in a gloomy alley. A lone detective waits in a dingy bar. A Blonde Beauty saunters it. A conversation ensues that reveals a story of lust and desperation, or loss and infatuation, of a dark secret that will change their lives forever.

While Waiting

Kelvin Sng

2001

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Two friends who are supposed to meet each other at a venue end up waiting impatiently for the other party due to miscommunication. While waiting, they behave like fools by acting silly.

Moveable Feast

Sandi Tan

1996

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A day in the gastronomic life of a Singaporean man whose insatiable taste for all kinds of food consumed in all kinds of places leads him to situations both strange and wondrous. The film seeks the hidden emotional intestine that links the stomach to the heart.

New York Girl

Royston Tan

2005

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Sleep

Green Zeng

2008

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Non-narrative experimental video. Part of a series called Studies.

Eve of Adha

Leonard Yip

2002

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Everyone begins the morning by trading with his soul; he either wins it or looses.

The Perm

Wee Li Lin

2016

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Soft spoken Carolyn, 12, is on the cusp of the awkward teenage years. About to enter secondary school, Carolyn decides to get a trendy Korean hairstyle to kickstart the fact that she is now of age (within the Singapore school system) to perm her hair.

Carolyn's grandmother assures her that the best place to get the perm done is at grandma's long time hair salon down the block. But is the salon Carolyn grew up in the right place to undertake this important rite of passage?

Labour Day

He Shuming

2010

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A day in the lives of three women who go into different lengths to pursue a better life in a city obsessed with progress and change.

August

Eric Khoo

1991

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A perverse tale of a dog's love for his master.

Pain

Eric Khoo

1994

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Figments

Chew Chia Shao Min

2019

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Haunted by her husband’s infidelity, Andy wounds herself searching for the capacity to forgive.

Sama-Sama

Sanif Olek

2019

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Moveable Feast

Kelvin Tong

1996

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A day in the gastronomic life of a Singaporean man whose insatiable taste for all kinds of food consumed in all kinds of places leads him to situations both strange and wondrous. The film seeks the hidden emotional intestine that links the stomach to the heart.

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