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Review: Một Khu Đất Tốt // Blessed Land (2019)
The wind howls and the land morphs in Pham Ngoc Lan’s short film, Mot Khu Dat Tot (“Blessed Land”). Receiving its world premiere at the Berlinale this year, the Vietnamese short follows a mother and...
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Review: Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019)
Constructed a decade after Cambodia’s independence, the Municipal Apartments, known more fittingly as the White Building, became one of the most iconic works of New Khmer architecture in Phnom Penh....
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A Portrait of Masculinity in Manila is Full of Men Named Boy (2018)
Manila is Full of Men Named Boy depicts the situation in the Philippines in 2009 during a sensitive time when local terror attacks had been taking place. The movie focuses on an estranged son...
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ShoutOUT! Don't miss these workshops @ National Youth Film Awards Conference
The annual National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) Conference in Singapore is back again this year, bigger and better with an exciting line-up, from 29 to 31 March, at *SCAPE. Bringing together local and...
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Review: BNK48 Girls Don't Cry (2018)
Cherpang, captain of BNK48High school was difficult. It was a time to get noticed, when everybody else wanted to get noticed. That small window of time in your life when acne breakouts meant the end...
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'光' Guang': Director Quek Shio Chuan shares his own story
Be kind, Be Guang!Guang, by filmmaker Quek Shio Chuan, starring actors Kyo Chen and Ernest Chong, is a film about an autistic man and his relationship with his brother who is feeling the burden of...
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Rojak Romance: The Future of Their Pasts
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Review: Tanabata's Wife (2018)
Adapted from a classic Filipino short story, Tanabata’s Wife is the directorial bow of author-turned-director Charlson Ong, in tandem with his two collaborators Lito Casaje and Choi Pangilinan. A...
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Review: Graves Without a Name (2018)
Graves Without a Name (French: Les Tombeaux Sans Noms) opens with director Rithy Panh having his head delicately shaved by a monk before observing a mourning ritual. Soft clay figurines are gently...
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Review: Merged (2019)
Singapore is always under construction.You might walk past a field today, only to discover barricades around it tomorrow and that the land will be built into a new condominium in the next year or so....
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Review: Funan (2018)
I tend not to cry when watching films. For one reason or another, I always end up unscathed, with no tears streaming down my face even after watching one of the most heart wrenching stories. Funan,...
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Chang Yi's films and non-Chinese works share the spotlight at the 7th...
A Dog's Life by Chang Yi The Singapore Chinese Film Festival (SCFF) is back for the 7th time! Organised by the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)’s Centre for Chinese Studies (CSS@SUSS),...
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ShoutOUT! Make a date with Asian Film Archive's new Oldham Theatre this year
We Are Little Zombies by Makoto NagahisaThe Asian Film Archive (AFA) will be transforming the new Oldham Theatre, located in the revamped National Archives of Singapore (NAS) building, into a public...
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An interview with Caylee So on 'In the Life of Music'
Spanning three eras of modern Cambodian history, Caylee So's In The Life of Music presents an ode to music and its capacity to tie generations together even in the face of immeasurable violence. In...
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ShoutOUT! European Union Film Festival is back with the best of contemporary...
The European Union Film Festival (EUFF)returns for its 29th edition, reflecting the diversity of perspectives, histories and cultures from across Europe. Featuring the best of contemporary European...
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An Interview with Ravi L. Bharwani on '27 Steps of May'
TW: Rape27 Steps of May is a poignant film that explores the lasting effects of trauma that consumes a woman long after she was raped in her teens. Stuck in the bottomless pit of depression and...
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An Interview with Zahir Omar on Fly By Night (2018)
Self-described as a shit-hits-the-fan heist film, Fly By Night takes its audience on a wild ride through complex family ties, shifting loyalties and testy power dynamics, complete with explosive...
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An Interview with Alvin Lee on A Time for Us | 萍水相逢 (2018)
A Time for Us opens with a shot of lotus roots and spices being boiled in a pot with dried chili and peppercorns––the muted reds and murky water cutting to a dimly lit room, lived in yet lacking a life...
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An Interview with Sonny Calvento on 'The Decaying'
Suspicion consumes. Left unchecked, it will rot individuals from inside out and ravage entire communities. In small town Philippines, it’s practically wildfire.In the crime thriller The Decaying, the...
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An Interview with Ler Jiyuan on VIOS (2019)
VIOS is a scrapbook film. It’s an expression of loss and pain and a cathartic journey showing wholeheartedly what it’s like to lose a pet. The 20-minute film consists of many different types of video...
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