The Projector is teaming up with the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to bring IFFR LIVE to Singapore on 29 January (Sunday).
IFFR Live is a first of its kind series of film events held simultaneously in cinemas and on selected VOD platforms throughout Europe and beyond during International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
The choice of film screened for this event at The Projector is Noces (A Wedding). There will be an actual screening of the film at the Projector cinema, followed by a live simulcast Q&A with the cast and director.
Date: 29 January 2017
Time: 11pm Singapore time (Rotterdam time: 4pm)
Venue: The Projector
About the film:
The strong bond between Zahira and her parents is tested when an arranged marriage with a Pakistani man is set up as tradition decrees. She faces a heart-rending dilemma. Convincing portrait of the conundrums facing second generation immigrants that unfolds like a Greek tragedy in contemporary Brussels.
About the director:
Stephan Streker (1964, Belgium) worked as a photographer, film critic and sports reporter before moving onto filmmaking. He made his directorial debut in 1993 with the short film Shadow Boxing. Since then, he has made two more short films and three feature-length films. Le monde nous appartient (2013) was nominated for a Belgian Magritte Award for Best Picture. Noces (2016) is his third feature.