| MAIN PROGRAMME / TICKETING |
- 8 MARCH 2009 - International Women's Day Programme
- About Love - Mr. & Mrs. Chan
- Health. Peace. Happiness.
- Downstairs
- 12noon: WOMEN IN UNIFORM
- 3:30pm: SPECIAL SCREENING
- 5:30pm: OPENING FILM & RECEPTION
- 8pm: STORYTELLING
- 9 MARCH - Endangered Histories
- Kampong Lorong Buangkok
- My Grandfather
- The Last Catch
- 9pm: SESSION 2
- 11 MARCH - Catching Up
- 7.15pm: Documentary Filmmakers Dinner Night
- 12 MARCH - Developments in Conflict
- 9pm: SESSION 2
- 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka
- Revolusi '48
- 13 MARCH - Love for Life
- 9pm: SESSION 2
- Please Vote for Me!
- Nepal Ramro Cha
- 14 MARCH - China Indies
- 4pm: SESSION 2
- 7:15pm: SESSION 3
- Readymade
- Starkers, the Naked Life of Qin Yongjian
- 15 MARCH - Underneath the Radar
- 2:30pm: SESSION 2
- 5pm: SESSION 3
- 7:30pm: SESSION 4
- 16 MARCH - Experimentals
- 7:15pm: EXPERIMENTALS SHORT
- Blond Ambition
- Close Friend
- The Inner City
- Tales of Swimming Pool
- Home Video
- 9pm: CLOSING FILM
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Opening Film: Dinner with Murakami: $10 / $8 conc.
Closing Film: Alpha Diaries: $10 / $8 conc.
Special Screening: We Want Roses Too: $35 The Substation will donate 50% of the proceeds of this screening to SCWO's initiative, The Star Shelter
8 March: Storytelling Session: $15 (with $3 going to SCWO's initiative, The Star Shelter)
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| FRINGE PROGRAMME |
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Fringe Programme Sessions : Free admission
Please note that the venue for the Fringe Programme is Singapore Art Museum |
| SUNDAY 8 MARCH : International Women's Day & Opening Film |
International Women's Day Programme
In celebration of International Women's Day, The Substation Moving Images is proud to present a series of film programmes to honour the contributions of women all around the world for bringing progress to society!
WOMEN IN SHORTS
10am to 12noon / The Substation Theatre / 98 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) About Love - Mr. & Mrs. Chan / The Netherlands / 2008 / 26 mins / Ting Chan / PG
A young Dutch-Chinese woman questions her parents about their arranged marriage into Dutch society and culture. "I used to be a happy girl", Mrs. Chan contemplates, while her daughter swallows audibly when her parents become emotional about their frustrations and feelings. Painful moments are alternated by disarming humour, both from the director and her parents.
Director's Statement:
The quest for identity that Ting Chan has for herself in finding a way to define what love it all about, is mirrored in relation to what her parents believe is true for themselves and should be for her. The film gives us insights into the problems youngsters in Chinese families have, trying to find answers to certain inherited taboos that are still in existence. The duality between her love for her parents and these personal questions plays a key role in the film.
Screenings and Awards:
- International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (The Netherlands, 2008)
- De Balie Amsterdam (The Netherlands, 2007)
2) Health. Peace. Happiness. / Singapore / 2008 / 24 mins / Cecilia Lee / PG
Mdm. Tan and Mdm. Soon have something in common: both are suffering from a relapse of cancer and they have around 3 months to live. But their similarities end there. Despite having intertwining lives, they cope with different issues. Soon struggles with her inner turmoil of suffering from a terminal illness and her impending death while Tan fears her family cannot cope when she dies. This documentary explores the story of these two friends and how they spend their last days in a hospice.
Biography:
Cecilia Lee picked up shooting and editing skills at the age of 16, when she took part in the School Video Awards Competition. She has since worked on pitches and scripts for television programmes on local TV stations and was the producer for a Yellow Ribbon Community Service corporate video.
3) Downstairs / Singapore / 2008 / 18 mins / Diya Tan / PG
"Downstairs" is a colloquial and affectionate term used by many when referring to the areas below their public housing blocks. Unfolding over a 24hr period, the documentary marries colourful visuals with an audio collage to tell the personal stories of its users. With random and diverse profiles as supporting cast to the protagonist - the film shares anecdotes of community, love, dreams and memories, featuring heartwarming and candid displays of human interaction, sometimes tinged with innocent humour, showing how a space is not just a space but something that is full of life. With 80% of the Singaporean population living in public housing flats, "Downstairs" is a peek into the nation's culture and identity.
Biography:
Diya Tan was the female winner of the second season of "Project Super Star", the nationwide singing competition. She is currently balancing school life and work commitments. With "Downstairs", she strives to highlight aspects of Singapore usually not given much attention. This is also Diya's first short documentary.
WOMEN IN UNIFORM
12noon to 2pm / The Substation Theatre / 93 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Seeds of Summer / Israel / 2007 / 63 mins / Hen Lasker / Hebrew with English subtitles / NC16 (Some Sexual References)
Post screening Q&A with the director & producer
Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where she first fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer. Over the course of 66 days and nights, the film follows the girls in one of the IDF’s most rigorous combat courses and looks at the relationships that develop between girls in an environment subject to strict military code. The film reveals the mechanism that enables the transformation of 18-year-old girls from daddy's little girls into fierce disciplined soldiers. Through the intimate relationship that develops between the director and one of the characters, questions about identity, sexuality and the discovery of femininity surface.
Biography: Born 1980 in Israel, graduated in 2005 from The Film and Television School at Sapir Academic Collage, Hen directed a number of short films, both narrative and documentaries as part of her studies. Seeds of Summer is her debut film.
Screenings and Awards:
- Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (Canada, 2008 - Doctape Award and Special Jury Mention)
- International Women's Film Festival Dortmund (Germany, 2008 - Official Selection)
- The 20th Anniversary New York LGBT Film Festival (USA, 2008 - In Competition)
Seeds of Summer - Trailer
Supported by the Embassy of Israel
SPECIAL SCREENING
For this special screening, The Substation will donate 50% of the proceeds to the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations' (SCWO) initiative, The Star Shelter.
3:30pm to 5pm / The Substation Theatre / 89 mins total / $35 (50% of proceeds will go to The Star Shelter /
1) We Want Roses Too / Italy / 2007 / 89 mins / Alina Marazzi / R21 (Nudity and Sexual References)
“Vogliamo Anche Le Rose” (We Want Roses Too) is an award-winning film that portrays the revolutionary changes brought on by the sexual revolution and the feminist movement in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s. It is an amazing technicolor spectacle that documents the shared feelings of the feminist movement: that women could no longer support a society based on the patriarchal family, on the power of "husbands" and on the supremacy of males, which requires women to be efficient mothers, obedient wives and virtuous daughters. It is a celebration of advancement and progress in the area of women’s rights and the feminist movement.
Biography:
Alina Marazzi, born in 1964, lives and works in Milano, Italy. A documentary film director she has worked as assistant director for feature films and video art projects. Her critically acclaimed "Un'ora sola ti vorrei" won best Italian documentary at the 2002 Torino Film Festival, and received special mentions by the jury at the 2002 Locarno Film Festival and at the international It's All True Festival in São Paulo in 2003.
Screenings and Awards:
- 60th Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland)
- International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (The Netherlands, 2007)
- 25th Torino Film Festival (Italy)
We Want Roses Too - Trailer
About SCWO:
The Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) is the national coordinating body of women's organisations in Singapore and is represented on various Government and inter-ministry committees, contributing views in the areas of family, women and on children's issues. The SCWO is also involved in government Feedback Sessions and other discussions on issues and policies.
For more information please visit: www.scwo.org.sg
The Star Shelter provides temporary refuge for victims of family violence and others in need of protection, regardless of race, language or religion.
OPENING FILM: DINNER WITH MURAKAMI
5:30pm to 7pm / The Substation Theatre / 53 mins / $10 & $8 (conc.)
1) Dinner with Murakami / The Netherlands & Japan / 2007 / 53 mins / Yan Ting YUEN / PG
A poetic trip into Japan and a world that the elusive author of best-sellers, Haruki Murakami, has painted for his readers. Largely structured around Murakami’s enigmatic absence, the film dramatises Murakami’s impact on his readers and takes the camera into the hinterland to determine what is “Murakamian” in the Japanese landscape. The resulting film has a beautiful sense of discovery about it, of going where it will and sharing its surprises with us; and at the same time (making a superb example of the genre) this openness and curiosity on the part of the filmmaker is shown to be not incompatible with a vigorous sense of form and poetic structure.
Biography:
Yan Ting Yuen was born in Hong Kong, China. At the age of 5 her parents moved to Europe, where she grew up and received her education. She graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Masters degree in Communication Sciences. After assisting in several film and television productions Yuen made her director’s debut in 2001 with the short documentary ‘Chin.Ind.: Life behind the serving hatch’ which was nominated for the National Dutch Film Award. Her second film is the musical documentary ‘Yang Ban Xi, the 8 model works’, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Filmfestival 2005 and was awarded Prix du Meilleur Essai at the Montreal International Festival of films on art 2007. Next to her documentary work she also directs short films and works of multimedia.
Yuen works on the border of fiction and documentary, in which she loves showing reality in a slightly skewed way.
Screenings and Awards:
- Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (Denmark, 2007)
- Doku.Arts (Germany, 2008)
Dinner with Murakami - Trailer
STORYTELLING SESSION: Women's Stories
8pm to 10pm / The Substation Theatre / 120 mins total / $15 ($3 per ticket sold will be donated to SCWO's initiative, The Star Shelter)
An evening of stories told by women storytellers on International Women's Day in honour of all women... and the men in their lives
“Lady Mary gazed at the words carved in the stone, "Be bold, be bold", they said. And she was bold, and she walked through the archway into the castle.”
“Occasionally at dusk, some of her children felt their hearts grow heavy when they sensed her lonely song: From me, you harvest your heart's desire and you leave me naked and wounded. All who pass by scoff and spit on me, yet I endure everything.”
"I'll never leave you; I'll always look after you.”
“Bopoluchi, what a pity, you have lost your wits my pretty; tis not an Uncle that relieves you, but a Robber that deceives you!” warned the Crow.
“In Asia, when a man and a woman meet, courtesy and decorum must prevail at all times, and all will be well.”
“Her parents waited and they waited and they waited for the entire days of their lives, but she never returned to them again.”
One of the best ways to reveal the many dimensions of truth is through story. Come to an intimate sharing of oral stories, traditional and contemporary, from across the world, and be charmed once again with the allure of the spoken word as Kamini Ramachandran, Sheila Wee, Chuah Ai Lin, Verena Tay, Dolly Leow and Rosemarie Somaiah from the Storytelling Association (Singapore) provide a glimpse of what it means to be a woman in any age.
Admission: $15 (with $3 going to SCWO's initiative, The Star Shelter)
Presented by : Storytelling Association (Singapore) and The Substation. Please click here for more information on the Storytelling Association (Singapore)
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About Love - Mr. & Mrs. Chan 
Health. Peace. Happiness
Downstairs
Seeds of Summer
We Want Roses Too 
Dinner With Murakami 
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| MONDAY 9 MARCH : Endangered Histories |
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Endangered Histories
History is permanent; it is fixed and set in stone once time has passed because events that have passed can never be altered again. But our memories of history are more mallaeble - they can be shaped and molded or simply be forgotten. Particularly in danger of vanishing into the void of oblivion are the essence, memory and mood of these times past and gone.
SESSION 1
7:15pm to 8:45pm / The Substation Theatre / 72 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Kampong Lorong Buangkok / Singapore / 2007 / 23min /
Sarina Md Rasol / PG
Amidst the Singaporean forest of concrete lies a hidden rural village, Kampong Lorong Buangkok. Kampong life in 21st century Singapore may appear a paradox to some, but in the eyes of people still in touch with rural Singapore, the essence of kampong living is nonetheless very real. Even while the fate of the kampong remains uncertain, life there continues at an idyllic pace, in stark contrast to the bustling city it lies within.
Director's Statement:
“I fell in love with the authenticity and atmosphere of this place right from the first recce session. It was almost like going through a time-warp.”
2) My Grandfather / Thailand / 2008 / 42 mins / Pichet Smerchua / PG
A documentary about my grandfather, the life he had led and the skills that he used to eke out a living. It tells the story of a life when the days were longer and life was much simpler.
Biography:
Pichet Smercha has completed numerous film courses both in Thailand and Germany. He is currently a curator at FILMAHOLIX, a German internet portal for young visionary filmmakers from 9 countries. Recently, his short films have been featured regularly in experimental film festivals in Thailand.
Screenings and Awards:
- 12th Thai Short Film & Video Festival (Thailand, 2008)
3) The Last Catch / Singapore & India / 2008 / 7 mins / Ang Guang Zheng / PG
This short documentary focuses on a small fishing community in Mangalore, India, and showcases how the global growing demand for food is taking its toll and even threatening certain fragile communities around the world.
Biography:
Guangzheng is a Final year student at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU. Last year, together with 12 classmates, they traveled to Karnataka, India as part of a school program, and chose to feature the diminishing trade of traditional fishing in Mangalore, and to look at some of the problems and issues that are threatening its survival.
SESSION 2
9pm to 10:15pm / The Substation Theatre / 82 mins / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Revue / Ukraine, Germany & Russia / 2008 / 82 mins / Sergei Loznita / Russian with English subtitles / PG
REVUE is based on archive propaganda newsreels produced in the USSR in the '50s and '60s. The film shows the almost forgotten side of the Soviet times and the way of thinking during that period. It explores the life of people all across the vast expanse of the Soviet Motherland, - full of hardship, deprivation and absurd rituals, but at the same time illuminated by the glorious shining of the communist illusion.
Biography:
Sergei Loznita was born in Baranowitshi, White Russia. He graduated from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics in Kiev Polytechnic University and studied at the State University of Cinematography (VGIK).
Screenings and Awards:
- Rotterdam International Film Festival (The Netherlands, 2008)
- IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Portugal, 2008)
- Seville European Film Festival (Spain, 2008)
Revue - Trailer
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Kampong Lorong Buangkok
My Grandfather
The Last Catch
Revue
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| WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH: Catching Up |
7:15pm to 10:30pm / Documentary Filmmakers Dinner Night
Venue: Post Museum, Food #03
A laid-back wine and finger food night for documentary filmmakers currently in Singapore to kick back, chill out, talk to each other and get tipsy. A house party of sorts, so bring along a talkative gossipy mood to share stories and show off production-related battle scars! If you’re feeling really jolly, bring along some alcohol to share the joy!
If you'd like to join us, please register your details IN ADVANCE to movingimages@substation.org or present your documentary film with your namecard at the door to enter!
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| THURSDAY 12 MARCH: Developments in Conflict |
Developments in Conflict
Conflict is a necessity that mankind must live with. A necessary evil, of sorts, that drives us to live, grow and develop. But conflict in itself does not always promote growth and development. It is important to document, examine and re-examine past conflicts to see what developments have been made and what more can be done.
SESSION 1
7:15pm to 8:45pm / The Substation Theatre / 75 mins / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Drowned in Oblivion / France & Africa / 2007 / 75 mins / Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd / PG
"Le Cercle Des Noyes" (Drowned in Oblivion) is the name given in Mauritania to black political prisoners imprisoned from 1987 in the old colonial fortress of Oualata. This film shows one former inmate’s attempts at dealing with his memories as he tells his story and that of his fellow prisoners. In a visual echo, the viewer sees the places of their confinement one after another.
Biography:
Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd was born on November 13, 1969 in Liège. He studied journalism, anthropology and African cultures. Since 1994 he has made a number of documentaries, most of which were filmed in Africa. In the last two years he has created a writing and documentary film workshop for young Senegalese filmmakers at the Dakar Media Center.
Screenings and Awards:
- 57th Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
- 26th Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada)
- Fribourg International Film Festival (Switzerland, 2007)
This screening is proudly supported by the Embassy of France
SESSION 2
9pm to 10:15pm / The Substation Theatre / 71 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka (10 Years Before Independence) / Malaysia / 2007 / 35 mins / Fahmi Reza / PG
Who says socialism doesn’t work? This guerrilla documentary brings us back to the successful nationwide hartal (strike) organized by left-wing groups in Malaya in 1947. Rather than a stuffy period piece, the gonzo video employs cutting-edge editing and a punk soundtrack.
Screenings and Awards:
- 8th Asian Film Symposium (Singapore, 2008)
- Freedom Film Fest (Malaysia, 2007)
2) Revolusi '48 / Malaysia / 2008 / 36 mins Fahmi Reza / PG
The sequel to Fahmi Reza's cult favorite "10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka" (10 Years Before Independence), "Revolusi '48" chronicles the largely forgotten armed revolution for national liberation launched against British colonial rule in Malaya 60 years ago. This documentary tells the untold story of those who struggled in the anti-colonial guerilla war of independence, during the Malayan Revolution of 1948.
Biography:
Fahmi Reza is a freelance artist. He completed "Revolusi '48" to mark 60 years since the advent of the Emergency.
Screenings and Awards:
- Emergency Festival (Malaysia, 2008)
Revolusi '48 - Trailer
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Drowned in Oblivion
10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka
Revolusi '48 
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| FRIDAY 13 MARCH : Love for Life |
Love for Life
Love for life. A celebration of what makes us happy and the passion to share that love with your fellow (wo)man
SESSION 1
7:15pm to 8:45pm / The Substation Theatre / 73 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Beyond Soccer / Brazil / 2007 / 23 mins / Halder Gomes / Portuguese with English subtitles / NC16 (Coarse Language)
“Beyond Soccer” (Loucos de Futebol) shows the authentic passion of Brazilians for football. As well, it proves that the most popular sport on earth is much more than just 22 men running after a ball, contrary to what some might believe.
Biography:
Halder Gomes, 41, was born in Fortaleza, Brazil. He graduated in business administration with and has an MBA in Marketing (University of Fortaleza – UNIFOR). Halder is a Taekwondo master as well. His skills brought him into the film industry as a stunt fighter in action/martial arts films in Los Angeles back in the ‘90s. In 2002 he made his debut as a director in the martial arts drama “Sunland Heat” and in 2007 he broke into Hollywood as director with the super-natural thriller feature called “The Morgue”, released in USA by Lionsgate Films.
Screenings and Awards:
- Montecatini International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2008 - In Competition)
- Dawson City International Film Festival (Canada, 2008)
- Corto in Bra International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2008)
- International Short Film Fest (Bulgaria, 2008)
2) Dirt Out / Singapore / 2008 / 50 mins / Yousry Mansour / PG
They are internationally known as The Dirt Bike Riders, but in the Garden City of Singapore, they face difficulties gaining official recognition. They are made up of Singaporeans from different backgrounds, their age ranges from as young as 5 to 40 years old, united by the devotion to their passion. Lacking the necessary facilities within their own country to hone their bike riding skills, they travel every weekend to race-tracks in Malaysia, to test the performance of their motobikes, and to take part in various Motocross championships. This documentary is about people in pursuit of their inspirations and dreams.
Director's Statement:
When I first heard of the motocross riders who travel from Singapore to Malaysia every weekend to practice and compete in races there, I was puzzled. How many other talented people had no place or no recognition in their homeland? I felt this story must be told. It is the story of one type of the many unsung heroes in Singapore.
Screenings and Awards:
- 21st Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore, 2008)
SESSION 2
9pm to 10:15pm / The Substation Theatre / 74 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Please Vote for Me / China / 2007 / 58 mins / Chen Weijun / PG
Wuhan is a city about the size of London located in central China. A Grade 3 class at Evergreen Primary School has their first encounter with democracy by holding an election to select a Class Monitor. Eight-year-olds compete against each other for the coveted position, abetted and egged on by teachers and doting parents.
Director's Statement:
Is democracy a universal value that suits human nature? Do elections inevitably lead to manipulation? Elections in China take place only within the Communist Party, but recently millions of Chinese voted in their version of Pop Idol. The purpose of Weijun Chen's experiment is to determine how democracy would be received if it came to China. The film is one of ten selected as part of the Why Democracy? project, which saw interpretations of democracy by 10 film makers from around the world.
Screenings and Awards:
- Taiwan International Children's TV & Film Festival (Taiwan - Special Jury Prize)
- DocNZ (New Zealand - International Medium Documentary Award)
- Silverdocs (USA - Sterling Feature Award)
Please Vote for Me - Trailer
2) Nepal Ramro Cha (Nepal is Beautiful) / Singapore & Nepal / 16 mins / John Lim
Sapana and Jeevan live in Armala Village, Pokhara. Sapana, whose family owns a farm, studies in the village’s government school, while Jeevan, whose father works as a security guard in Malaysia, walks 2 hours daily, to study in a private boarding school. Watch how the stories of two 14-year-olds from different backgrounds intertwine to reveal the intrinsic relationship between the education system and the culture of Nepal, a nation plagued by poverty and whose average literacy rate is just 54%.
Biography:
John Lim is pursuing a degree in Economics and Corporate Communications at the Singapore Management University (SMU). In December 2007, he was involved with Project Namaste II, consisting of 23 undergraduates from SMU who embarked on an 18 day community service expedition to Harisiddhi Primary School, in Armala Village, Nepal.
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Beyond Soccer
Dirt Out
Please Vote For Me
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| SATURDAY 14 MARCH : China Indie Doc Focus |
China Indie Doc Focus
China is rising into world power and is developing at an unprecedented pace in a bid to catch up with the rest of the developed nations. The giant People's Republic of China is changing, from closed-door communism to an open embrace of economic capitalism. Teething problems abound and the disharmonious undercurrents of social change on the ground are hardly the topics of choice to be put up for discussion by the ruling government.
Let these indie docs shed some light and show what the man on the street in China is facing as national development intrudes into their lives.
Curated by Paul Pickowicz.
SESSION 1
1:30pm to 3:30pm / The Substation Theatre / 122 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
Post-screening Q&A session - 30 mins - moderated by Paul Pickowicz : Paul is
Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at University of California San Diego (UCSD), where he has served on the faculty for 34 years.
He has two specialties: 1) village life in North China and 2) the history of Chinese filmmaking.
In 1993 he won the Joseph R. Levenson Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for the best book on 20th century China in any discipline.
He is on the editorial boards of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture and Journal of Chinese Cinemas. Professor Pickowicz and his colleague Professor Joseph Esherick jointly run UCSD's nationally ranked PhD program in modern Chinese history.
1) Who Killed Our Children? / China / 2008 / 92 mins / Pan Jianlin & Zhang Lei / NC16 (Some Coarse Language)
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was one of the deadliest earthquakes China has ever experienced. Measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale, the earthquake caused massive devastation in the rural communities and toppled mostly school buildings. A terrible body count thought to be caused by the natural disaster turned out to be largely influenced by man-made factors. "Who Killed Our Children" brings us into the epicentre of the Muyu District in Qingchuan County, the site of one of the disaster's biggest tragedies, to look at the details of the collapse of the Muyu Middle School dormitory.
Screenings and Awards:
- Pusan International Film Festival (South Korea, 2008)
- Beijing International Film Festival (China, 2008)
SESSION 2
4pm to 6:30pm / The Substation Theatre / 138 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
Post-screening Q&A session - 30 mins - moderated by Paul Pickowicz : Paul is
Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at University of California San Diego (UCSD), where he has served on the faculty for 34 years.
He has two specialties: 1) village life in North China and 2) the history of Chinese filmmaking.
In 1993 he won the Joseph R. Levenson Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for the best book on 20th century China in any discipline.
He is on the editorial boards of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture and Journal of Chinese Cinemas. Professor Pickowicz and his colleague Professor Joseph Esherick jointly run UCSD's nationally ranked PhD program in modern Chinese history.
1) Care and Love / China / 2008 / 108 mins / Ai Xiaoming / PG (some disturbing scenes)
Care and Love draws its inspiration from 'Investigation of AIDS in Xingtai', an article by Wang Keqin, senior China Economic Times journalist. The documentary tells the story of Liu Xianhong, a villager who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion during childbirth, and how she publicized her story, filed a lawsuit with her 8-year-old son against the hospital, and eventually received compensation. The bitter experiences of several families, and the collective effort by people living with HIV to defend their rights, resulted in the 'Care Group'.
Screenings and Awards:
- 5th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Hungary, 2008)
SESSION 3
7:15pm to 9:45pm / The Substation Theatre/ 144 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
Post-screening Q&A session - 30 mins - moderated by Paul Pickowicz : Paul is
Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies at University of California San Diego (UCSD), where he has served on the faculty for 34 years.
He has two specialties: 1) village life in North China and 2) the history of Chinese filmmaking.
In 1993 he won the Joseph R. Levenson Prize of the Association for Asian Studies for the best book on 20th century China in any discipline.
He is on the editorial boards of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture and Journal of Chinese Cinemas. Professor Pickowicz and his colleague Professor Joseph Esherick jointly run UCSD's nationally ranked PhD program in modern Chinese history.
1)Readymade / China / 2008 / 81 mins / Zhang Bingjian / Chinese with English subtitles / PG
Mao Zedong, the major founder and leader of the People's Republic and Communist Party of China, died 32 years ago. This is a documentary about two ordinary individuals who have a physical likeness to Mao and choose to be his impersonators. As a result, their life and destiny have changed ever since…
The first individual is a farmer named Peng Tian who came from the same hometown as Mao Zedong. His dream is to impersonate Mao on the big screen. Wearing Mao's suit, he decides to study acting in Beijing Film Academy with the support of his family…
The second individual is a housewife, Chen Yan, who was born in Mian Yang of Sichuan Province. Twenty years ago, her mother discovered her similarity. Being a woman, it was considered a taboo to play Mao who was viewed as a God in the past. But would she be happy if she gave it a try in this new millennium?
2) Starkers, the Naked Life of Qin Yongjian / China / 2007 / 33 mins / Gu Tao / R21 (Nudity)
Qin Yongjian's dream is to one day be an actor. However, he has yet to make any inroads in the industry. Instead, he works as a male nude model in Beijing. A man obsessed with the body, Yongjian spends his days being painted and photographed. In this way he is able to not only perform, but receive the attention he craves. But being a male nude model in traditional China is not an easy task. Fang Min, a female nude model and friend, helps to steer Yongjian out of trouble. As Yongjian's behaviour becomes more excessive, those around him begin to wonder whether he has lost his mind.
Screenings and Awards:
- Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (USA, 2008)
Starkers, the Naked Life of Qin Yongjian - Trailer
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| SUNDAY 15 MARCH : Underneath the Radar |
Underneath the Radar (UTR)
Underneath the Radar (UTR) presents a collection of hope, dreams and observations of our globalized reality. This segment curated for the Singapore Indie Doc Fest, trains its eye on the process of our interconnected world. The documentaries range from micro to macro phenomenon; the factory worker, the strawberry exporter, a community seeking clean water and the promise of a global healthcare system. Their tales unravel in 7 well-traveled documentaries set to make their debut here, together with a selection of local shorts.
SESSION 1
11:30am to 1pm / The Substation Theatre / 86 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
With a pre-show screening of Reel Rev shorts (click here)
1) China Blue / USA & China / 2005 / 86 mins / Micha Peled
A poignant journey inside a blue-jeans factory, where the working conditions that Jasmine and her teenage friends must endure are harsh beyond imagination. They are also unlawful by international standards, and tensions in the factory are running high. So when the factory owner strikes a deal with a Western client and demands around-the-clock production to meet the deadline, a confrontation becomes inevitable. Shot clandestinely in China under difficult conditions, this is a deep-access account of what both China and the international retail companies don’t want us to see — how the clothes we buy are actually made.
Biography:
Micha Peled was born and raised in Israel and is one of few persons, ever to emigrate to the United States by hitchhiking. His checkered career includes stints as an importer of hammocks and sheepskin jackets, a tutor, a prison guard, a freelance journalist, a director of the Nuclear Freeze Campaign and the executive director of Media Alliance, a media watchdog group in San Francisco. He also guided adventure trips in the jungles of Thailand and Brazil. Helming several award-winning documentaries about controversial topics under his belt, Peled has also produced numerous television magazine items for broadcasters in the U.S., Germany and France, and authored a slim volume of fiction, 'The Fisherman and the Nymph'.
Screenings and Awards:
- International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (The Netherlands, 2005 Amnesty Human Rights Award)
- Toronto International Film Festival (Canada, 2005 - Official Selection)
- San Francisco International Asiam American Film Festival (USA, 2006)
China Blue - Trailer
SESSION 2
2:30pm to 3:30pm / The Substation Theatre / 60 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
With a pre-show screening of Reel Rev shorts (click here)
1) Strawberry Fields / Israel / 2004 / 60 mins / Ayelet Heller
A story about hope, frustration, occupation, globalisation and politics, and at its centre is a small red fruit. The film trains the camera on the strawberries and those who are charged with nurturing the seedlings in the Gaza Strip until they go through Israel, en route to their destination in European markets. In this fateful year in Gaza, the film crew documented the agricultural cycle of the fruit as well as the political events that directly affected the lives of the farmers who cultivate it. From the strawberry fields of Beit Lahiya, we witness the Disengagement, the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza and its re-entry after two months; the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections and the closure that followed.
Biography:
Ayelet Heller has been examining humanity through the lens of the camera, working on various projects made for TV and film. Over 17 years, she has made films about Israeli humour, culture, history and geopolitics. Strawberry Fields is the winner of ‘the spirit of freedom’ award at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Her latest film, 'Americans in PyongYang' chronicles the New York Philharmonic's concert in North Korea.
Screenings and Awards:
- Rehovot Women's Film Festival (Israel, 2006)
- Hot Docs Film Festival (Canada, 2007)
- Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK, 2007)
SESSION 3
5pm to 6:30pm / The Substation Theatre / 60 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
With a pre-show screening of Reel Rev shorts (click here)
1) 1000 Days and a Dream / India / 2006 / 77 mins / P. Baburaj & C. Saratchandran / PG
After opening to great acclaim for bringing jobs and development to rural Kerala, local community members began to see a darker side of the neighboring Coca-Cola bottling plant as their water supply began to show signs of contamination and depletion. Despite ridicule and dismissive attitudes, local citizens fought to bring their message to the outside world as they went up against politicians, state police and corporations to protect their lands and children from the dangers brought by the plant. Touching on issues of environmentalism, globalization and grassroots activism, this film is a testament to the perseverance of dedicated individuals attempting to effect change in their community.
Biography:
P Baburaj is associated with the Alternative Communications Forum (ALCOM), a filmmakers’ collective involved in producing videos and films on various issues. He co-scripted "Ilayum Mullum (Leaves & Thorns)", a Malayalam feature film screened at 14 International Festivals and co-directed ‘Chaliyar… The Final Struggle’ which received a Special Mention in the MIFF 2000 and a Bronze Tree Award in Vatavaran 2002.
C Saratchandran is known to most of the documentary makers in India as an instructor of programs on social issues. Yet, he is best known to social activists and to people who fight for the environment as the conductor of video-screenings & debates on issue-based documentaries.
Screenings and Awards:
- Thrissur International Film Festival (India, 2006)
- International Film Festival of Kerala (India, 2006)
- Peace Film Festival (USA, 2006)
SESSION 4
7:30pm / The Substation Theatre / 131 mins total / Free Admision
With a pre-show screening of Reel Rev shorts (click here)
1)
¡Salud! / USA & Cuba / 2006 / 96 mins / Connie Field / NC16 (Some Nudity)
A powerful film about conflicting values and the urgency of ensuring the universal right to health care. Filmed in The Gambia, rural South Africa, coastal villages of Honduras and river settlements in the Amazon, ¡Salud! reveals the human dimension of the worldwide health crisis, and the central role of international co-operation in addressing glaring inequalities. Examining the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ ¡Salud! invites us to explore new paths to making health a global birthright, wiping out the diseases of poverty.
Biography:
Connie Field has worked on numerous dramatic and documentary films, as well as independently producing her own work. She is a recipient of the John Grierson Award as most outstanding social documentarian, and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is also the founder and president of Clarity Films. Her most recent endeavor, 'Have You Heard From Johannesburg?' (2006), a documentary series on the global effort to end Apartheid in South Africa, was awarded Best Documentary Feature by the National Film Board of Canada at the 2006 Vancouver Film Festival.
Screenings and Awards:
- Los Angeles Pan African Film and Arts Festival (USA, 2007 - Audience Choice Award)
- 40th WorldFest - Houston International Film & Video Festival (USA, 2007 - Bronze Remi Award)
- Tricontinental Film Festival (South Africa, 2007)
Pre-show screening of Reel Rev shorts
Reel Revolution is a programme presented by The Substation that aims to nurture and instill greater involvement of youths in civil society through a series of 4 min long video essays or documentaries.
A series of selected works from the 2007 and 2008 Reel Revolution entries will be screened before each film.
1)
Trouncing Terrorism: A Guide to Saving Yourself and the Nation (2008) made
by Daryl John Ho, Miki Sim, Melvin Chen & Mak Mei See
As a result of the spectacular escape of terrorist mastermind Mas Selamat bin Kastari, the atmosphere in Singapore was filled with a dialectical force of comedy and fear. It was in such an environment that Trouncing Terrorism was conceived. Filled with tongue-in-cheek humor, the filmmakers sought to promote an active citizenship that would not only critically evaluate our nation’s “instructional video” way of public policy, but also have the courage to stand up to threats such as terrorism.
2)
Asean Silence (2007) made by Rachel Chan & Alvin Lim Lian Hao
On 19 June, 2007, Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 62nd birthday in detention. In July this year, she will have spent a total of 20 years in detention since her arrest back in July, 1989. Despite economic progress across ASEAN nations, human rights violations such as Aung San Suu Kyi's case remained out of sight and unaddressed.
3)
Abstinence (2007) made by Seelan Palay, Zianti Ismail, Gabrielle-Anne Seet and Jason Lee
A dialogue exploring human rights and Asian values.
4)
My Singapore, My Home (2008) made by Loke Shen Fai & Ron Nguyen
We know that there are many homeless people in our world. Through movies, television and books, we know they exist from the streets of New York to the slums of India and from tales such as Oliver Twist. However, most Singaporeans take for granted that the homeless no longer exist anymore on our modern shores. In essence, “My Singapore, My Home” leads us to be aware of those still left behind in the wake of Singapore’s economic progress. This is all the more poignant now as we are presently in the midst of Singapore’s economic recession.
5)
Pay/Repay (2008) made by
Tan Shin Yee, Tan Shin Yin, Eva Wong, Tan Min Yen
"In Pay/Repay, we want to tackle global issues* that are going on right now mainly due to humans' ignorance and distorted mindset. (*Issues such as food crisis, global warming, extinction… etc.) Most issues are not something new. They have been around for decades. But are we doing the right things to help? Have we neglected the small little things that we do daily that have a massive impact on the environment? We want to show the importance of individuals to start "doing" or "not-doing" something that can make a difference."
About Underneath The Radar:
Underneath the Radar (UTR), debuted in 2006, as a series of screenings featuring independent documentaries on contemporary social injustices faced by people around the world. Made up by a collective of friends, both curious and concerned with society’s current predicament, UTR is a platform of exploration to encourage plural perspectives, with the exchange of thought-provoking art and film events to throw forward more public discussions and dialogue on various social issues.
Touch base with UTR, email underneatheradar@gmail.com or check www.underneatheradar.net for upcoming events.
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Programmed by: 
China Blue 
Strawberry Fields 
1000 Days and a Dream 
¡Salud!
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| MONDAY 16 MARCH : Experimentals |
Experimentals
Without experimentation, there can be no progress. Playing it safe all day is downright boring! Seek a change, venture out to taste something different and out of your zone of expectations. In fact, leave expectations at the door so you can see things in a new light, experience rather than judge, immerse rather than observe. Come unarmed to experienence something fresh and be surprised.
EXPERIMENTALS SHORT
7:15pm to 8:45pm / The Substation Theatre / 65 mins total / $7 & $5 (conc.)
1) Blond Ambition / France / 2008 / 4 mins / Miki Nitadori / PG
How can we define Japan? What is racial consciousness and how, as individuals, can we define our ethnic identity? "Identity" can only be recognized where there is a difference. How do we define who does and who does not belong to a nation? Are we competent to racially identify others or is our racial identity something that we can define by ourselves? Laughter is what I identify with being Japanese.
Biography:
Miki Nitadori is a Japanese artist born in 1971 who spent her childhood in a number of countries such as Thailand, Hawaii and Europe. She is now based in Paris and "Blond Ambition" is her first video project.
Screenings and Awards:
- Rotterdam International Film Festival (The Netherlands, 2009)
2) Close Friend / Thailand / 2007 / 13 mins / Patachara Eaimtrakul / PG
You never know anything in your close-friend's mind.
Biography:
Patachara Eaimtrakul studied engineering for
two years before he moved to study film at Bangkok University. Now he is a 3rd year student, majoring in Film Administration and Management while making a lot of short documentaries and films.
Screenings and Awards:
- 12th Thai Short Film & Video Festival (Thailand, 2008)
3) The Inner City / Singapore / 12008 / 19 mins / Liao Jiekai / PG
Three filmmakers traveled together in Barcelona. One of them chose to document the journey spontaneously.
Biography:
Jiekai is a filmmaker and artist with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Beginning as a self taught videographer and editor, he has worked extensively in video installations in his formation years, and has exhibited both at the Singapore Art Museum, “Ideas and Idealisation” (2003), and internationally in Prague AVU Gallery, “Collateral” (2006). In his three years in Chicago, he made short narrative films vigorously, both in 16mm and video. He is currently developing his first feature film with the assistance of the Singapore Film Commission's Script Development Grant.
Screenings and Awards:
- Asian Hot Shots Berlin (Germany, 2009 - In Competition)
- "Currents in the West", Post Museum (Singapore, 2008)
4) Tales of Swimming Pool / Thailand / 2008 / 14 mins / Tulapop Saenjaroen / PG
I don’t know how to swim; I’m learning. I don’t know the reason why I’m practicing swimming; I’m searching.
Biography:
Tulapop Saenjaroen has been interested in art since he was little and made his first short film at 16 yrs old. He got interested in cinema and curated an arthouse movie program at his high school festival to share the films. Currently, his recent works are poetry, performance art, video, soundworks, and installation. Tulapop is also the singer and songwriter of the band called "Damn Chestnut".
Screenings and Awards:
- 12th Thai Short Film & Video Festival (Thailand, 2008)
- "Hypothesis", Bioscope Theater, Bangkok (Thailand, 2008)
- "Currents in the West", Post Museum (Singapore, 2008)
5) Home Video / Thailand / 2008 / 15 mins / Yanin Pongsuwan / PG
The girl is looking for locations to shoot her film thesis. She goes back to her hometown in the north where her mom takes her to where all her precious memories can be found. A diary of me and my mom.
Biography:
Yanin grew up in Chiang Rai, Thailand, and graduated from Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Communication Arts in Bangkok, Thailand. While studying film, she took an interest in making documentary films. Currently, Yanin is an independent filmmaker, freelance writer and also works as a teacher at the Bangkok University, Faculty of Communication Arts.
Screenings and Awards:
- 12th Thai Short Film & Video Festival (Thailand, 2008)
- Fringe Festival No. 9 (Thailand, 2009)
CLOSING FILM
9pm to 10:15pm / The Substation Theatre / $10 & $8 (conc.)
1) The Alpha Diaries / Israel / 2008 / 65 mins / Yaniv Berman / M18 (Some Sexual References)
An unprecedented and voyeuristic look into military reserve life in Israel, this film was shot over a 5 year period in director and reserve soldier Yaniv Berman's life. As a soldier in the Israeli army reserves, Alpha Company, Berman had unparalleled access and filmed the soldiers as they went about their military service day and night. Crossing over the Palestinian border, the camera captured the soldiers every movement from the frenetic night-time house arrests to the quiet moments of self reflection and despair. Capturing the humiliation of both the Palestinians who are subject to the house arrests as well as the Israeli soldiers who had to carry them out, this documentary is the unique story of those who have to drop their normal lives and spend 30 days every year, under the guise of the olive green uniform, to perform the toughest, most unsettling tasks, in the heart of an urban warzone.
Director's Statement:
In Israel, you have to go to the army when you become 18. It's 3 full years of hard service when you are asked to be a soldier beyond the border lines of Israel in the midst of Palestinian territories. After that, when you're 21, you return to your normal life, leaving it all behind, and you erase your memory of those 3 years. And then you begin your life. But in a country under constant threat, your duty doesn't end there; it continues with the mandatory Reserves Service.
Screenings and Awards:
- Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia, 2007 - Best Documentary)
- Entre Vues, Belfort International Film Festival (France, 2007)
- DocPoint Documentary Film Festival (Finland, 2008)
The Alpha Diaries - Trailer
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Home Video
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FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY - Programmed by The Substation
7:30PM / SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM - GLASS HALL / 138 mins total / Free admission
1) Yang Ban Xi (The 8 Model Works) / China & The Netherlands / 2005 / 90 mins / Yan Ting Yuen / PG
During the Cultural Revolution, traditional opera was banned by Mao’s wife Jiang Qing, and replaced by a new kind of art in which the world was presented in a much simpler way: all the good guys were farmers and revolutionary soldiers, always singing and dancing in the broad spotlight. All the bad guys were landlords and anti revolutionaries, who wore dark make-up and were poorly lit. Pure propaganda told in beautiful images and stories, in an innovative way incorporating the most modern techniques of cinematography, song, and dance, thus becoming a new art form in Chinese culture: Revolutionary model opera – the Yang Ban Xi.
Director Statement:
I don’t exactly remember when I saw a yangban xi on film for the first time. What I do remember is that its colours and cinematography blew me away. The style and camerawork reminded my of the great Hollywood musicals of the ‘40’s and ‘50s, that I loved to watch as a little girl. 'Singin' in the Rain', 'The Sound of Music', 'My Fair Lady', 'Hello Dolly', 'Oliver', I’ve seen them all and I could sing along with every song.
Screenings and Awards:
- Sundance Film Festival (USA, 2005 - Nominated for Grand Jury Prize, World Documentary Competition)
- Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival (Germany, 2005)
- Seattle International Documentary Festival (USA, 2005)
2) Remember Chek Jawa / Singapore / 2007 / 48 mins / Lin Youwei Eric / PG
Chek Jawa, discovered only in 2001 on Singapore’s Pulau (island) Ubin, is an inter-tidal area of just 1 square km with amazingly rich marine biodiversity. However, unknown to many, in 1992 the area had been slated for land reclamation, scheduled to begin just months from the discovery date. Most Singaporeans felt powerless to reverse the Government’s decision. However, a band of passionate volunteers refused to give up and believed that something could be done. Find out how they followed their hearts and helped change the course of nature conservation in Singapore forever.
Biography:
Eric Lin has been a freelance cinematographer since 2003 and has done work for numerous TVCs, TV documentaries and corporate videos. Eric is also an alumni of Ngee Ann Poly ADFP and Temasek Poly.
Screenings and Awards:
- Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival (Canada, 2007 - Mark Haslam Award)
- Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (China, 2008 - In Competition)
- Wildlife Asia Film Festival (Singapore, 2007)
Remember Chek Jawa - Trailer
SUNDAY 1 MARCH - Programmed by Underneath the Radar
7:30pm / SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM - AUDITORIUM / 126 mins total / Free admission
1)
¡Salud! / USA & Cuba / 2006 / 96 mins / Connie Field / NC16 (Some Nudity)
A powerful film about conflicting values and the urgency of ensuring the universal right to health care. Filmed in The Gambia, rural South Africa, coastal villages of Honduras and river settlements in the Amazon, ¡Salud! reveals the human dimension of the worldwide health crisis, and the central role of international co-operation in addressing glaring inequalities. Examining the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ ¡Salud! invites us to explore new paths to making health a global birthright, wiping out the diseases of poverty.
Biography:
Connie Field has worked on numerous dramatic and documentary films, as well as independently producing her own work. She is a recipient of the John Grierson Award as most outstanding social documentarian, and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She is also the founder and president of Clarity Films. Her most recent endeavor, 'Have You Heard From Johannesburg?' (2006), a documentary series on the global effort to end Apartheid in South Africa, was awarded Best Documentary Feature by the National Film Board of Canada at the 2006 Vancouver Film Festival.
Screenings and Awards:
- Los Angeles Pan African Film and Arts Festival (USA, 2007 - Audience Choice Award)
- 40th WorldFest - Houston International Film & Video Festival (USA, 2007 - Bronze Remi Award)
- Tricontinental Film Festival (South Africa, 2007)
2) A Second Hand Life / India / 2005 / 30 mins / Nutan Manmohan / PG
Through the eyes of 2 children, the film investigates the murky side of information technology, whereby tons of hazardous e-waste is seeping into developing countries like India.
Biography:
Nutan Manmohan is an award winning journalist and filmmaker who has worked on a range of genres - investigative political reporting , wildlife, science, children's programming and for international broadcasters like NGC, Discovery Inc, BBC, CNBC, FOX News and with national broadcasters like TV Today, Zee and Star TV.
SATURDAY 7 MARCH - Programmed by Underneath the Radar
7:30pm / SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM - AUDITORIUM / 104 mins total / Free admission / with pre-screening poetry readings
1) Poetry Reading!
Featuring the award winning writer, poet and performer Ng Yi-Sheng and civil society activist Sha Najak.
Yi-Sheng is a freelance writer of poetry, drama, fiction, criticism, journalism and corporate flash. His books include the award-winning poetry collection "last boy", the best-selling non-fiction title "SQ21: Singapore Queers in the 21st Century and a novelisation of the motorcycle gangster movie "Eating Air". His plays include Toy Factory's "251" and W!ld Rice's "The Last Temptation of Stamford Raffles".
Sha Najak is doing a Masters' in Art Therapy at LaSalle College of the Arts. Sha has read poetry for Indignation in 2006 and Literati in 2007 amongst others and is also part of the Singapore Contemporary Young Artists (SCYA), an ensemble of artists working with various mediums. Apart from the above, Sha has been actively involved in the community advocating for workers' rights and was one of many founding members of Migrants Voices that uses the arts to give a voice.
2) Voices in Wartime / USA / 2005 / 74 mins / Rick King / NC16 (War Images & Some Disturbing Scenes)
A documentary film and anthology that assembles voices of witnesses to war. Soldiers, journalists, historians and experts on combat provide diverse perspectives on war's effects on soldiers, civilians and society. The stirring words of poets throughout the film - Homer, Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman and poets from Hiroshima and Nagasaki - searing the experience, emotions and sacrifices of war into our hearts and minds. The film was made in order to aid in creating a culture of peace and supports the impulse to find alternatives to war.
About the project:
The Voices in Wartime non-profit organization aims to transform how we respond to, engage in, and recover from conflict, through education and the arts. Acknowledging that conflict is inevitable, we envision a world in which individuals, communities and nations move beyond polarization, instead viewing conflict as an opportunity for positive change.
Voices in Wartime - Trailer
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¡Salud!
A Second Hand Life
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The Substation Theatre
Ground Floor, 45 Armenian St Singapore 179936
Tel: 6337 7535
Singapore Art Museum
71 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189555
Phone The Substation for more information: 6337 7535
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