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Known for his visuals, Singaporean film-maker Royston Tan’s collection of short films is filled with beautifully composed shots featuring the lesser-known sides to Singapore. Favouring abstract and quirky portrayals of life’s moments, Tan conjures up a magical lalaland in DIY, Monkey Love, Hock Hiap Leong and Careless Whisperer. Use of a strong narrative voice is also vital in lending weight to Tan’s flamboyant style as seen in Mother, Sons, 24 Hours and the controversial Cut.
Life abounds in DIY music. Random people produce random sounds. A quirky play on the universal …
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Singapore is for the fast and the furious. But as the rest of this country forges ahead in a rat race, local film-maker Royston Tan seeks his comfort in ‘the old days’. What you will not find in the squeaky-clean transit terminals and urbanised metropolis of Singapore, you will discover through Tan’s lens’an intimate look into the backyards of Singapore. Tan was catapulted into international spotlight for two of his films, 15 (2003) and Cut (2004), both of which rocked the censorship boat of media strict Singapore.
Tan’s latest film 4:30, …
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DESPERATION. The shorts opened with a portrayal of entrapment in Antonio’s Breakfast. This is an intimate insight to the reverse dependencies carers have to endure in caring for their loved ones.
Antonio’s desperation is matched in The Substitute, where a young female army clerk’s her freedom depends’by a cruel twist of fate’on her suicidal substitute.
The best spiel on desperation belongs to Cow Tipping. Caught in a bid to impress the girl and the respect of his brother Menke, Jan needs to best his brother. In a convincing portrayal of the rebellious …
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