The films
include Sanif Olek’s 'Sayang Disayang', Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen's 'Singapore Dreaming' and Wong Chen Hsi's 'Innocents' among others.
Where: Objectifs Rooftop, 56A Arab Street
When: 4 to 8 Nov 2014, 8pm
Screenings are free but pre-registration by email to info@objectifs.com.sg
is required.
SCHEDULE
4 Nov, Tue
DVD launch of Innocents (dir. Wong Chen-Hsi), DVD signing and filmmaker talk, followed by screening*
5 Nov, Wed
Kidnapper (dir. Kelvin Tong)
6 Nov, Thur
Sayang Disayang (dir. Sanif Olek)
7 Nov, Fri
Mad About English (dir. Lian Pek)
8 Nov,
Sat
Singapore Dreaming (dir. Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen)
*The programme on 4 Nov starts at 730pm. All
other screenings from 5 to 8 Nov start at 8pm.
Synopses of films
Innocents, 88 min
In the
monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic
institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied,
they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school,
carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify,
a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond
her years.
In this
gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and
honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood
within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state.
Kidnapper, 98 min
Lim, a struggling and obnoxious 40-year-old
taxi-driver, is a complete failure. His wife left him years ago. And his only
son – Wei Siang – is frequently neglected. Mistaken for a rich man’s son, Wei
Siang is kidnapped at a shopping mall one day and held for an enormous ransom.
Thus begins one father’s relentless quest to get his son back.
Sayang Disayang, 70 min
Murni is the live-in nurse who works for Pak
Harun, a lonely and bitter retired widower. Murni is in a dilemma – to cook a
Sambal Goreng dish that is exactly like the one cooked by Park Harun’s late
wife, but success seems to elude her. Despite this, Murni loves to sing in the
kitchen, irritating Pak Harun further. What is the elusive ingredient that
would diffuse the tension between Murni and Pak Harun, to resolve their discord
in perfect harmony and remedy their fractured lives?
Have you ever seen 10,000 students learning
English from one teacher – all at the same time? Met a detective whose ‘mission
impossible’ is to arrest bad grammar? Seen a 74-year old retiree who thinks
nothing of ambushing foreigners on the street so that he can practice his English?
Or heard a Chinese policeman speak with a New York Bronx accent?
Catch Mad About English! A hilarious and
heartwarming film about the people of China and their rush to learn English for
the hosting of the 2008 Olympics.
Singapore Dreaming, 105 min
Disappointed by his failed dreams, Loh Poh Huat
visits his frustrations on his family. So when he wins the lottery, everyone
believes the money will deliver them from their struggles. However, Loh dies
abruptly and his elaborate and surreal Taoist funeral pitches the family into a
battle where the stakes are the very meaning of life itself.
Singapore Dreaming is a poignant yet darkly
humorous story which follows the lives of six individuals as they navigate the
rapidly changing conditions experienced in today’s modern South- East Asian
cities.