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Water Hands
‘Water hands’ is the literal Chinese word for ‘sailor’. The sailor himself remains off-screen in this film, just like the woman who is waiting for…Published on: -
When the End of Winter Is Almost Spring
Bicycles and relationship problems in the living room. The view from the roof terrace is equally limited. An exceptional dance film in an ordinary envPublished on: -
One Day I Forgot and Used My Hands
Children use their hands to make a telescope, so why can’t a filmmaker use his hands to make a lens? It works! Even looks like…Published on: -
Tiong Bahru
Lyrical and musical in its style, Tiong Bahru (Civic Life series) delves into ideas of identity, community and heritage within the Singaporean civic sPublished on: -
Pain
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12 Storeys
Acid comical and critical sketch of several inhabitants of an apartment building in economically flourishing Singapore as they wrestle with the enormoPublished on: -
Little Note
Sweet-voiced. That’s what you can say about the boy in the film, but also about the film itself. The maker likes to go over the…Published on: -
Pain
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May
An elderly woman is forced to work as a cleaner after her husband dies. A small-scale, socially realistic drama about loss of face.Published on: -
Sink
A sink in the sea symbolises the different stages of life. Sink, in stylised black-and-white, prompts reflection.Published on: