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STOP10 May 2017: 'Builders' (Kattumaanar) and other shorts from 'Imaginarium:...
Running from 6 May 2017 - 27 August 2017, The Singapore Art Museum takes a journey to look deeper into planet earth through the 7th edition of their family focused exhibition titled Imaginarium: To the...
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STOP10 May 2017: 'The Missing Ingredient' by Wang Eng Eng
Nam Tong Lee Confectionary has an illustrious history of mooncake making, and in the past, could boast of long queues for its signature Hainanese suyan (salt and pepper) mooncakes during the mid-Autumn...
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STOP10 May 2017: 'Wanton Mee' by Eric Khoo
"Singapore changes so much so fast, if we’re not careful we’ll lose our souls,” declares food critic Goh Chun Feng (Koh Boon Pin) in Eric Khoo’s Wanton Mee. The film is classified as a “docufiction”,...
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STOP10 May 2017: 'Lucky Boy' by Boris Boo
As the name of the film itself may suggest, Lucky Boy is about the test of fate and luck. However, can everything be blamed on a person’s luck? Director Boris Boo would like to think otherwise: “I do...
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STOP10 May 2017: 《回程 667》by Royston Tan feat. 5 directors
Director Royston Tan has dropped a new set of numbers to tease local audiences. 667, to be exact. Royston plays producer to 5 filmmakers who each direct a short film to form this anthology. The film is...
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STOP10: Over 100 mini-films to catch in May 2017
Lin Yu (above) is a 'Lucky Boy' who is consistently an inch away from any kind of luck. Grace, a young working mum tries to put up with her growing, demanding son. Eng How is struggling to keep his...
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Cine Cynic: An Interview with Lai Weijie
LAI WEIJIE claims to be one of the biggest grouch in the industry, but it’s an allegation that holds no water. Armed with a constant wardrobe of v-necks in every hues and a sharp, sardonic wit, it is...
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'Light Breaks In' by Charlie Lim - more than the sum of its parts
Take a work of Singaporean musician Charlie Lim, whose work invokes feelings of melancholy, soul stirring rhythms and combine it with the talents of award winning young local filmmakers Jonathan Choo,...
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ShoutOUT! A Season of Jacques Tati at the National Museum
The International Cinema Retrospective returns to the National Museum of Singapore this May, featuring film screenings, interactive workshops as well as insightful panel discussions led by industry...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Army Daze' the movie (the one and only)
This year, Singaporean playwright Michael Chiang wiped the dust off a local theatre relic and dropped his ink into a new set of chapters for this seminal local play. Army Daze 2, the sequel to Army...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Banting' by Raihan Halim
One of filmmaker Raihan Halim’s greatest wishes is to dispel stereotypes about Muslim women. He recalls an episode of No Reservations where Anthony Bourdain went to Iran and he met this awesome lady in...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'The Missing Words' by Khalishan Liang, Nurliayana Abdul
The Missing Words is a short film about a Chinese immigrant, who was raised a Christian but then converted to Islam and married a local Muslim woman. This mix of culture, race and religion is the heart...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'The Art of Singapore' by Eileen Chong
The Art of Singapore is a documentary delving into the life of Mr Ang Ho Sai, proudly known as Singapore’s last movie poster painter. It recently won the top prize at the Singapore Heritage Short Film...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'The Manifest' by Sanif Olek
In the year 2185, Singapore would actually have a space mission but we would still be eating good old Nasi Lemak in outer space, with plastic spoons. We love how crisp the plastic Nasi Lemak container...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'BREAK' by Ray Pang
Ray Pang is a Singaporean film director who can walk the tightrope between directing family-friendly genres as well as very dark genres. His short film The Team (2011), about a group of kids who just...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Dolls Fall' and more @HOP Short Films
Have you ever made a short film that you're not even allowed to watch? That is the ironic plight faced by 15-year-olds Nirvan Emilio and Roisin Lee, who co-wrote and directed Dolls Fall, an NC16 short...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Outsiders' by Sam Loh
With a delayed showing of 13 years, director Sam Loh’s debut independent feature Outsiders will finally be showing in Singapore. As part of *SCAPEmedia SCREEN, the film will be screened with a dialogue...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Bebas' by Shaiful Reezal
Ramadan Mubarak to all our Muslim friends! With less than a month to go to Hari Raya, SINdie interviewed Shaiful Reezal, a seasoned DOP for TV who is sitting on the director's chair for the first time,...
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STOP10 Jun 2017: 'Freeze' by Nelicia Low
Freeze by Nelicia Low, which will be screened as part of the SGIFF New Waves programme in June, is an unforgettable glimpse into the human need for connection and the terrible sense of isolation within...
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STOP10: 10 local films to catch in June 2017
For people who are offended by rainbow-anythings, please move your eyes away from this page. June is a month we celebrate diversity, as if recent happenings in Singapore and the world have not given...
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