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Epiphany

Director: Han Xuemei

Rating: PG / 23 mins

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On a particular morning, three vulnerable individuals unknowingly cross paths and play a part in changing one another's destinies.

Xuemei has directed and produced many short films. She edited television trailers for many of Channel 8's programmes induring her internship at Mediacorp. Some of the projects she has worked on include the TrueHearts Charity Show commissioned by the Community Chest, and National Day Parade. She is currently a freelance editor.

The Beat of the City that Freezed

Director: Joo Choon Lin

Rating: G / 8 mins

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Integrating the historic significance and contemporary landscape of the Senn Kaikan building (an abandoned textile shop), The Beat of the City that Freezed is a site-specific work made for the Aichi Triennale 2010. The animation features sculptural pieces that are made with photographs of street objects printed on fabric and a water monster inspired by the Kappa from Japanese mythology.

Joo Choon Lin (b.1984) makes experimental stop-motion animation across various disciplines, including drawing, sculpture and printmaking. Joo has actively participated in various exhibitions such as the 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (2008), Aichi Triennale 2010, Come Out and Play at 8Q!, 8Q Singapore Art Museum and Lost in the City, National Museum of Singapore. Filmography - Come Out and Play! (2008), Come Out and Play! 2 (2009), The Beat of the City that Freezed (2010).

Too Far North

Director: Koo Chia Meng

Rating: PG / 5 mins

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For the people and the places that took us away and brought home with us.

Chia Meng has made short films previously, namely Empty Heart (2007), Man in a Snow Globe (2009), and HOT! (2010), thesis film for his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking at NTU. Man in a Snow Globe premiered at the Vancouver Singapore Film Festival 2009 while HOT! premiered at the 6th Singapore Short Film Festival this year. Most recently, he completed a music video as part of Noise Singapore 2010, promoting local arts and music during the Youth Olympics. He is currently exploring video workshops for youths, dance films and possibly, a new narrative short film in 2011.

The Forest Spirits

Director: Ting Szu Kiong

Rating: PG / 8 mins

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A powerful clan leader goes deep into the forest to hone his supernatural skills. To stop disturbance, he kills one of the forest spirits to warn them while they are having a celebration. Years later, the forest spirits lure a young man into this forest. This is their first step in their revenge against the tyrannical man who has taken away their territory.

Ting Szu Kiong, originally from Sabah, Malaysia, and now a Singapore Citizen, came here in the early 1990s to pursue his studies in National University of Singapore. His first work My Keys was nominated for Best Short Film in the 4th Asian Festival of First Films. The Forest Spirits is his fourth short film. Szu Kiong works full-time in a local publishing firm.

Peep

Director: Wesley Leon Aroozoo

Rating: PG / 5 mins

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A film about family and home. Most importantly, use common sense, remember that all sharks are wild animals and there is no way of us knowing for sure how these creatures will react.

Wesley Leon Aroozoo's films have been in competition and screened in over 60 film festivals such as The International Film Festival of Rotterdam. Recently, he was invited to participate in the Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival Next Masters Project with his film project Bookmarked which is under development at 13 Little Pictures.

Scot Free

Director: Chia Peizhen

Rating: PG / 16 mins

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Two French tourists find themselves in a more than surreal and bizarre predicament as their seemingly boring trip in Singapore derails in a particular night of odd encounters.

Pei Zhen is a recent graduate from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. She majored in directing during her third year and has written and directed several short films including a nature documentary. Pei Zhen has a tendency of depicting independence in women in her films. Scot Free was part of the official selections at the Singapore International Film Festival, Vancouver Singapore Film Festival and Bangkok International Student Film Festival.