Since losing his wife to the tsunami during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Yasuo Takamatsu has been diving into different parts of the sea in search for her. Moved by his story, Singapore filmmaker Wesley Leon Aroozoo @babearusian traveled to Onagawa to document his story as his debut feature documentary. Competing at the 2017 Busan International Film Festival, I Want to Go Home will screen Wednesday, 17 April at Oldham Theatre. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/i-want-to-go-home-2017/ #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #exhibition #retrospective #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie #documentary #documentaries #singaporecinema #japanesecinema
AFA’s 3 month long Retrospective of Wang Sha and Ye Feng concluded last week. We were honoured to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat to one of the final screenings of the retrospective. We were also excited to have members of Wang Sha’s family, the actors in Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore (1976), our curator Yeo Min Hui and project consultant Mr Su Zhang Kai join us for its final screening on Sunday, 7 April 2024. #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #exhibition #retrospective #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie
Maggie Jack joins UCLA's Center for Southeast Asian Studies and moderator Cindy Nguyen for a webinar on, "Media Ruins: Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction & The Geopolitics of Technology" April 18 @ 2 PM (PDT) https://tinyurl.com/2parzwr6 -- This talk describes the ways that Cambodian new media creators commemorate lost artists and an imagined better way of life through finding, repairing, and disseminating historical film, photography and cinema artifacts from before the Khmer Rouge period, often using digital tools. Reconstructing such media artifacts through a process of infrastructural restitution is a mode of healing from decades of national conflict and a form of subtle political action in an increasingly authoritarian Phnom Penh. Building on theory at the intersection of infrastructure studies (Star and Ruhleder, 1996; Larkin, 2013) and media’s relationship to memory (Gordon, 2008; Larkin, 2008; Richards, 1994), the concept of infrastructural restitution allows us to (re)integrate the importance of memory, the affective, and the spiritual into scholarship of infrastructure. This case gives new insight into the tension in transnational technology use between creative appropriation and the problematic political economy of mainstream platforms. The empirical sections of this talk are based on historical and ethnographic research in Phnom Penh from 2014-2020, including 20 months of full-time research from June 2017-January 2019. #Cambodia #AcademicWebinar #Khmer #Southeastasianculture #southeastasianfilm #khmerrouge #Cinema #FilmStudies #mediastudies #Southeastasiamedia #AsianCinema #Cambodiapolitics
What is the ‘oasis’ in Chia Chee Sum’s debut film ‘Oasis of Now’? In this interview with Christiane Büchner for Arsenal Berlin, Chia Chee Sum explains his film’s title and the thesis for the feelings he wants to capture from life. Oasis of Now recently won Best Director and Best Actress at the recent Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival. The final screening of Oasis of Now is Sunday 21 April at 2pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/oasis-of-now-2023-3/ #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianmovie #southeastasianfilm #malaysia #malaysianfilm #malaysiancinema
Queer East is a cross-disciplinary festival that showcases boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities. We spoke to the Festival Director and Programmer Yi Wang (he/him) about his curatorial process, tackling the lack of Asian representation in the arts and telling queer stories. Read the article on our website (link in bio) now! #film #cinema #lgbtq #queer #lgbtqfilm #queerfilm #filmfestival #eastasianfilm #southeastasianfilm #livearts #art
“It takes place on a sugar plantation, but Ena Sendijarević‘s magnificently composed, eerily satirical “Sweet Dreams” has something more like acid flowing through its veins,” opens Jessica Kiang’s review for the Locarno “best performance” winner. Our final screening of Sweet Dreams is this Sunday, 14 April at 2pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/sweet-dreams-2023-4/ #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema Our final screening of Sweet Dreams is this Sunday, 14 April at 2pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/sweet-dreams-2023-4/ (link in bio!) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #indonesia #indonesiancinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianmovie
✨Meet the panellists for Singapore Shorts ‘24! They’ll be the ones selecting the best short films that will be showcased at Oldham Theatre this August. Find out what they get up to (besides watching or making films!) and remember, submissions close 29 March!: https://asianfilmarchive.org/call-for-entries-singapore-shorts-24/ (link in bio!) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #thingstodo #arthousecinema #worldcinema #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie #singaporefilms #singaporefilm #singaporemovie #singaporecinema #documentary #documentaries #shortfilm #shortfilms
a selection of films from thailand to add to your watchlist ✨ #thaifilm #thaicinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasiancinema #filmrecs #movierecs #santivina #blissfullyyours #ploy #hiso #36 #maryishappymaryishappy #badgenius #friendzone #letterboxd
💌 No plans for Valentine’s Day? Take yourself (or your friends) out on a movie date! Check out a fantastical, surreal road trip adventure from Indonesia between two longtime friends who reunite and the new friends they make along the way. Rocket Rain is Indonesian director’s Anggun Priambodo’s debut feature. The second of this month’s friendship themed screenings for Off the Catalogue, catch Rocket Rain this Wednesday, 14 February at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/rocket-rain-2013/ (link in bio under Off the Catalogue: February 2024 or What’s On) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #thingstodo #arthousecinema #worldcinema #cinema #films #movies #thingstodosg #thingstodosingapore #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #indonesia #indonesiancinema #indonesianmovie
Celebrated for his cunning, Cheng Meng-Chi sets out to outwit his mischievous neighbour, Wu Tien-chuang (played by Wang Sha), leading to a farcical situation where Wu believes chicken droppings can turn into gold. The playful antics eventually transforms into an intense battle of wits. 因机智而闻名的陈梦吉（梁天 饰）为了整治他捣蛋的邻居武天装（王沙 饰）想出了一个妙计。武成功中计，开始相信陈能将鸡粪变成黄金，导致一系列偷鸡事件与搞笑对质。故事的情节从邻居间调皮的恶作剧转为更激烈的斗智。 Return of the Con Men screens Friday, 16 February at 8pm. 《扭计三星》将于2月16日星期五傍晚8点上映。Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/return-of-the-con-men-1977-1/ (link in bio under Retrospective: Wang Sha & Ye Feng) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #thingstodo #arthousecinema #worldcinema #cinema #films #movies #thingstodosg #thingstodosingapore #singaporemovie #singaporeancinema #singaporeanfilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #hongkongcinema #hongkongfilm #hongkongmovie
They say if you wanna test a relationship, go traveling together. Our first film for this year’s Off the Catalogue is a Singaporean film by Kan Lume that follows best friends Ariel and Olivia as they take a trip up to Johor Bahru. Complications unfold as Olivia’s boyfriend Jiawei decides to tag along too. Ariel & Olivia screens Wednesday, 7 February at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/ariel-olivia-2016-otc/ (link in bio under What’s On) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #arthousefilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #indiemovie #thingstodo #arthousecinema #worldcinema #cinema #films #movies #thingstodosg #thingstodosingapore #singaporemovie #singaporeancinema #singaporeanfilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
[VIBE OF THE DAY] Denok & Gareng (2012) by Dwi Sujanti Nugraheni “Polisi mung peduli karo wong sugih” This 2012 documentary capture a family and their struggle to live in suburban area of Indonesia with poor financial economy. The film received some notable awards including being screened in IDFA 2012. #denokdangareng #indonesianfilm #documentaryfilm #southeastasianfilm
needing inspiration for your film? here are a couple fan favourites of movies on 🕰️ time! let us know if we missed any! ☘️ . . . #shortfilm #videography #lifestyle #therighttime #shortfilmcompetition #universityofnottingham #universityofnottinghammalaysia #filmfest #filmfestival #unmfilemfest #southeastasia #southeastasianfilmcompetition #southeastasianfilm #filmcompetion #film #student #studentfilm #studentfilmmakers #indie #theageofadaline #inception #twentiethcentury #girl #intime
Have been expecting this movie for some time A Malaysian drama about a pair of stateless, orphaned brothers who struggle for survival and identity This is the first time for me to watch Wu Kang-ren He plays a deaf-mute named Abang His compelling and convincing performance did captivate me And the most heart-wrenching scene is the brothers’ final ‘conversation’ in jail Unlike the previous scenes Adik, the younger brother, did not speak but communicated with Abang by using sign language Without words The pair of siblings had the very intimate, emotionally intense exchange Silence enveloped them Preparing them for the next phase of their lives #abangadik #jinong #malaysianfilm #southeastasianfilm #movienight #weekdayvibes
𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗘 ✨ We are really proud to present 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘 (𝗡𝗵í𝗺) by 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘅 • @nicolas.graux 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿ươ𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗤𝘂ý • @truongminh_quy at the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of the 𝟯𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 • @sgiffest ✨ Congratulations to 𝗧𝗿ươ𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗤𝘂ý for his nomination to the 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲! ✨ One more time we are really happy that the film will be presented by 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! 👬✈️ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #porcupineshortfilm #sgiff #singaporefilmfestival #nicolasgraux #truongminhquy #derivesfilms #southeastasianfilm #experimentalfiction #sgiffest #kinorebelde
ArtsEquator Fellow, Dan Koh @damnkohl , is a Singaporean independent writer of creative non-fiction, spotlighting Southeast Asian culture and the arts, and histories and heritage. Dan was raised “in the industrial wasteland of Jurong” which he wrote about in his chapbook “Jurong, My Love” (2017, @the_substation ). During the Fellowship, Dan will be researching representation in recent Singapore and Malaysian independent cinema where he hopes to “foster a slightly deeper appreciation and understanding of Southeast Asian cinema, past and present”. Dan’s passion for Southeast Asian cinema runs deep. He’s currently looking forward to catching @lastshadowatfirstlightfilm by Nicole Midori (Singapore), and recommends that we explore the works by Indonesia’s @ignoranteye , @yuliaevinabhara , @angginoen ; @armicacanindin and @carlomanatad (Philippines); @quy_truongminh (Vietnam); and Thailand’s @tulapop_s and @sleepofreasonfilms. Music lovers can check out his playlist which includes @xhin_official Yeule , @fauxe_91 , @fdbckfdfwd , @ilailailailaila , @leslielowmusic , @circadiansongs , @wweishh , @kinleonn to name a few. In his free time, Dan is learning mushroom farming at @bewildersg and practises Pilates. “I would like to curate an "active cinema" screening for unfit cultural workers--if anyone's keen to collaborate, hit me up!” We love the energy Dan brings to our Fellowship circle and look forward to supporting his journey. Meanwhile, you can check out Dan’s blog at damnkohl.com/blog #artsequatorfellowship #southeastasianfilm
27th October is the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. Designated by UNESCO, the day raises awareness on the significance and preservation of recorded sound and audiovisual documentary heritage, highlighting the risks of loss if they are not archived. As a film archive, AFA’s mission and work revolves around preservation and raising awareness on the importance and urgency of archiving. Besides attending our events, you can also support our work with a small donation: https://www.giving.sg/web/asianfilmarchive Learn more about WDAVH 2023: https://www.ccaaa.org/WDAVH2023 Images: 🔴 Film reel from Sight and Desire (Eyes) (1968, Rajendra Gour, Singapore) - Restored, preserved and part of AFA collection 🔴 The Road Less Travelled (1997, Lim Suat Yen, Singapore) - Restored preserved and part of the AFA collection - 4K Restoration premiering at SGIFF 2023 🔴Film cans of That One No Enough (1999, Jack Neo, Singapore) - Preserved and part of AFA collection 🔴 Ho Yuk (Let’s Love Hong Kong) (2002, Yau Ching, Hong Kong) - Preserved and part of AFA collection . . . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #independentcinema #arthousecinema #singaporecinema #singaporefilm #singaporemovie #filmrestoration #archive #archiving #preservation #filmpreservation #hongKongcinema #hongkongfilm #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie
It’s time to join us for a "poppin" movie night this Thurs 😉 So corny amirite?🍿🧃 P.S. The first 10 people that come on the day off get a free drink!! So what are ya waiting for? . . . . . . #southeastasianfilm #movienight #unmfilemfest #shortfilm #film #shortfilmfestival #uon #universityofnottinghammalaysia #universityofnottingham #unversity #movie #southeastasia #filemfestivalmalaysia #filem #artofinstagram
Following last month’s viewing of “Once a Moth”, last night I watched another classic Filipino film released on blu-ray by @kani.releasing: 1982’s “Cain and Abel” (original title: “Cain at Abel”). Thanks to @deadenddvd for selling this title! Written by Ricky Lee, and directed by Lino Brocka, the film’s story is an drama-action retelling of the eponymous biblical tale of Adam and Eve’s first two sons. Lorens (Phillip Salvador) and his family live with his mother, Señora Pina (Mona Lisa, AKA Gloria Guinto), in the province and he manages her farm, despite her resenting him and blaming him for the death of his father. Meanwhile, Pina has allowed Ellis (Christopher de Leon), Lorens’ younger brother to study in Manila. Ellis comes back home, accompanied by his new girlfriend, Zita (Carmi Martin), and it’s not long before there’s tension between not just the brothers, but also between Pina and Zita. And to make things awkward, Ellis is the father of the baby of Zita (Cecille Castillo), Pina’s live-in housekeeper! That would be enough drama for your typical teleserye/telenovela, but what adds fuel to this fire is something that’s existed in the Philippines as long as the biblical inspiration for this film; it has existed so long to this day that it’s now considered a meme by many: the family land dispute! Pina decides to give Ellis ownership of the farm for his inheritance, and this becomes the catalyst for turning this melodrama into an all-out war! Despite having the ending spoiled for me via a comment on social media, I still enjoyed “Cain and Abel”. Good performances all-round, and the female characters were well-written; Lisa, Martin, and Castillo all delivered, as well as Baby Delgado, who played Lorens’ wife, Becky. Speaking of delivering, Kani has once again come through with this release! Great packaging featuring beautiful cover/slipcase art by @studiotstella; 2021 interviews with Christopher de Leon and Carmi Martin; video and booklet essays by José B. Capino; and of course, the restored film. Kani is doing the work of the Filipino film gods! Looking forward to discovering more classics of Philippine cinema through their work!
🎰 Roulette City is US-based Singaporean director Thomas Lim’s debut feature, where he also plays the lead character Tak. Tak travels to Macau with his uncle Wai hoping to win big in gambling to pay for his mother’s operation. Uncle Wai gets distracted by the temptations of the underground gambling dens. Loyalties are tested and lives are put on the line. Catch Roulette City this Wednesday, 20 September at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/roulette-city-2010/ (link in bio under Releases: Actual People) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #southeastasianmovie #arthousefilm #singaporecinema #singaporemovie #singaporefilm #southeastasianfilm
🔥Stories of passion, destruction and isolation burn up the screen this week. 🔥 Friday, 15 September, 8pm | FIRE (1996, Deepa Mehta) *2K Restoration Saturday, 16 September, 4pm | TERRA INCOGNITA (2002, Ghassan Salhab) Saturday, 16 September, 8pm | SUZHOU RIVER (2000, Lou Ye) *4K Restoration Sunday, 17 September, 2pm | Actual People (2021, Kit Zauhar) FIRST SCREENING Sunday, 17 September, 5pm | Last Life in the Universe (2003, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang) 🎫 Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/whatson/ (link in bio under What’s On) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #southeastasianmovie #arthousefilm #thaicinema #thaifilm #thaimovie #cinemaofthailand #tadanobuasano #christopherdoyle #southeastasianfilm #southasianfilm #southasiancinema #chinesefilm #chinesecinema #iraniancinema #queercinema
May this beautiful, talented soul and famed actress Narie Hem rest in peace 🕊️ She's still revered 'til this day for her lead role as Dara in "Bird of Paradise" ("L'oiseau de Paradis" in French). Hem also found her own production company called Baksei Thansour with the help of her father, becoming the first female director in Cambodia and made a total of 3 films. She lived the rest of her long life in France. She was 86 years old. #mealeacollection #nariehem #cambodiancinema #khmer #cambodian #cambodia #birdofparadise #womenofcambodia #southeastasian #southeastasia #asiancinema #asianactress #khmeractress #cambodianactress #film #vintagefilm #classicfilms #southeastasianfilm #movies
Thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang switches things up from his crime comedies with the melancholic, darkly humorous and existential Last Life in the Universe. The film is notable for its collaboration with cult Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano and Wong Kar-Wai’s frequent cinematographer Christopher Doyle which came about from a long-time friendship with them. Last Life in the Universe screens Sunday, 17 September at 5pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/last-life-in-the-universe-2003/ (link in bio under Y2K Dreamz) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #southeastasianmovie #arthousefilm #thaicinema #thaifilm #thaimovie #cinemaofthailand #tadanobuasano #christopherdoyle #southeastasianfilm
In the first film of September’s off the Catalogue exploring marginalised communities, we look at Malaysian Indians in the film Jagat (2015). In the early 1990s, after the rubber plantations were closed, Indian workers in Malaysia were left in dire straits. This period of time is told through a 12 year old’s perspective in this award-winning debut feature from Shanjhey Kumar Perumal. Catch Jagat this Wednesday, 6 September at 8pm: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/jagat-2015/ (link in bio under Off the Catalogue: September) #AsianFilmArchive #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #AsianCinema #arthousecinema #supportlocalsg #southeastasiancinema #filmarchive #sgmedia #malaysia #malaysiancinema #malaysianmovie #malaysianfilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie
Photos of, and my thoughts about, my first Blu-Ray from @kani.releasing, the 1976 Filipino film, “Once a Moth” (original title: “Minsa’y Isang Gamu-Gamo”). Slipcover art by @luigialmuena. Imported by @deadenddvd.
We're excited to announce that our short film Kumbang, directed by Gwai Lou, has been selected for screening at the Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth in Quito, Ecuador! Sure, here is an Instagram post for the production company's Instagram for the screening of their short film Kumbang by Gwai Lou in the Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth from Quito, Ecuador: poster for the short film KumbangOpens in a new window www.instagram.com poster for the short film Kumbang We're excited to announce that our short film Kumbang, directed by Gwai Lou, has been selected for screening at the Chulpicine Film Festival for Children and Youth in Quito, Ecuador! Kumbang is a 15-minute Malaysian short film about a young boy who befriends a beetle. The film explores themes of friendship, loss, and the power of imagination. The screening will take place on August 25th at 10:00 AM in the Cineteca Nacional de Quito. Tickets are available now on the festival website. #ChulpicineFilmFestival #shortfilm #filmfestival #ecuador #quito #childrenandyouth #friendship #loss #imagination #gwailou #kumbangfilm #asianfilm #southeastasianfilm #cameronshighlands #beetle #imagination #comingofage #friendship #loss #filmmaking #cinephile #filmproduction #latinamerica #ecuadorianfilm #quitofilmfestival #childrensfilmfestival #youthfilmfestival #insectfilm #beetlefilm #comingofagefilm #friendshipfilm #lossfilm #imaginationfilm
Our second Restored film this month is yet another transitionary work about youth that defies easy characterisation. With tonal shifts and a blend of disparate genres that have come to define the work of pioneering Hong Kong new wave director Patrick Tam, Nomad stars Leslie Cheung as Louis, an aimless youth haunted by the loss of his mother and living an empty life of luxury. A snapshot of youth and Hong Kong’s identity crisis, Nomad screens this Friday, 18 August at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/nomad-1982-directors-cut-1/ #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #archive #arthousecinema #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #hongkong #hongkongcinema #hongkongmovie #hongkongfilm #lesliecheung #patricktam
“While most films follow the structure of a beginning and an end, the flow of Dia and Chan’s films is akin to the cascading of an endless temporal maelstrom. Though both films centre around water as a visual vehicle, their personal interpretation of water as a sigil couldn’t be more different.” Director and stylist Nicholas See (@mystrangeanarchy ) writes about the #SGShorts23 films Priyageetha Dia’s (@priyageetha.dia) the sea is a blue memory and Matthew Chan’s Still or Sparkling in his essay “Time is a Whirlpool”. Read more: https://asianfilmarchive.org/time-is-a-whirlpool/ #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
We have one final screening of Singapore Shorts Official Selection screening this weekend with Official Selection 4! Learn what stood out to our panelist Clarissa Chikiamco in this year’s films. Official Selection 4 screens Sunday, 20 August 5pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/singapore-shorts-23-official-selection-4/ (link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) About Clarissa: Clarissa is a curator with research interests in the moving image and post-war art in Southeast Asia. She was the acquisition curator of the inaugural collection of video art at the Philippine modern art museum, the Ateneo Art Gallery. At National Gallery Singapore where she is a curator, she co-curated exhibitions such as Between Worlds: Raden Saleh and Juan Luna, A Fact Has No Appearance: Art Beyond the Object, Chua Mia Tee: Directing the Real and collaborated on the Singapore edition of Nam June Paik: The Future is Now. She was a jury member of the Oberhausen Short Film Festival in 2019 and is a PhD candidate in film studies at King’s College London. She is co-curating an exhibition on early video installation of Southeast Asia, opening in May 2023. #ExploreAsianCinema . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
In the latest issue of BiblioAsia, Senior Archivist Chew Tee Pao wrote about the meaningful legacy of restoring Money No Enough: “The restoration process allows audiences today to experience the films as they were first shown. But there are other benefits as well. Jack Neo told the Straits Times in 2018 that he was moved to tears while watching the restored version of Money No Enough. “Some of my good friends who were featured in the movie have since passed on,” he said. “But I also cried because it brought back so many memories. Just look at all those huge mobile phones that we used in the movie – I would call this a period film.” Read the essay here: https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-19/issue-2/jul-sep-2023/restoring-singaporean-films/ Catch the restored version of Money No Enough on the big screen this Wednesday, 16 August at 8pm: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/money-no-enough-1998/ #ExploreAsianCinema (link in bio under Off the Catalogue: August 2023) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
“With each fleeting encounter that affirms our identity and experiences, we leave a little stronger as we continue on the journey of life,” Writer and Editor Aditi Shivaramakrishnan unpacks the stories of migrant journeys in short films Familiar Stranger (by Adhishni D/O Mathialagan), Sundays In-Between (by Ye Thu @ye2.0 ), and A Spider, Fever and Other Disappearing Islands (by Natalie Khoo ), featured in this year’s #SGShorts23 lineup. Read her essay “Love, Loss, and Liminality: (Im)migrant Journeys”: https://asianfilmarchive.org/love-loss-and-liminality-immigrant-journeys/ . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
“the phenomenal commercial success of Money No Enough—grossing over S$5 million dollars—was crucial in the nation’s renewed drive towards movie-making. Written by and starring Neo…this working-class satire of Singapore’s materialistic mindset would herald the filmmaker’s incredibly lucrative run…” Learn about the history of Singapore cinema in a new essay on @ricemedia.co , including the mid 90s boom exemplified by the films featured in AFA’s OTC lineup. Catch Money no Enough this Wednesday, 16 August at 8pm Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/money-no-enough-1998/ (Link in bio under Off the Catalogue: August 2023) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
“I was living and working as a filmmaker in Yangon in 2012 when the news of the Rohingya conflict started to come out. I refused to believe that the hate speech I was hearing in the media at that time was reflective of reality, so I went back to my hometown to better understand myself, my people, where all this anger and hatred was coming from. On that visit, I met two extraordinary women, a Buddhist midwife and her young Muslim apprentice. I made “Midwives” in order to represent myself and my country’s story,” says Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing @snow_hninei about her feature Documentary debut, Midwives which won the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Prize in 2022. Watch Midwives this Friday, 11 August at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/midwives-2022-2/ (link in bio under Releases: Midwives) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #documentary #documentaries #yangon #myanmar #myanmarcinema #myanmarmovie
“Bread-making demands order. Order only exists if there is chaos. Chaos is essential for success.” – I Love You More Than Words Can Say by Liana Yang (@kittystar69) In multi-disciplinary artist nor’s essay, she looks at how we took to bread-making to make sense of the chaos in the world during the pandemic through Liana Yang’s short film I Love You More Than Words Can Say, and through other short films Visions from My Scalp by Mark Chua (@markchua.se) and Lam Li Shuen (@lishuen.lam) and Conversations With A Koel Bird by EXYL (@exu.de ). Remember you can catch the second screenings of the short films of #SGShorts23 this week and next: https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 (link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) Read the essay here: https://asianfilmarchive.org/conquering-chaos-making-sense-in-a-modern-life/ . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
One of #SGShorts23’s panelist’ is Nikki Draper @nikkidraper, a Senior Lecturer at @wkwsci (NTU). We asked her what she looked out for when choosing the films for this year’s lineup. About Nikki: Nikki Draper is a media industry and film production educator, and a filmmaker. She’s a Senior Lecturer at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication, founding faculty member of the Perspectives Film Festival at WKWSCI and founding member of @sgiffest’s Youth Critics Programme. Singapore Shorts ‘23 runs till 27 August at Oldham Theatre. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 (link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
“Death, as shown in the films, toils and trudges into our bodies as we breathe alongside it—through chronic illnesses, strained relationships, and even in its unique form of capitalism: the funeral industry.” Multidisciplinary artist Dia Hakim (@diahckim ) writes about the themes of death and grief in the short films The 25th Filial Exemplar (by @leoncheo), Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (by @alvinleecr ) and Altar (by @vikneshwaransilva ). All short films are screening at this year’s #SGShorts23. Read the essay here: https://asianfilmarchive.org/death-grief-exploitation/ Get tickets: https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 (link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
🇸🇬 Celebrate Singapore’s 58th birthday with a 58% flash sale today and all weekend! Get all They Call Her… Cleopatra Wong merchandise for less than $40, or The Nanyang Trilogy bluray going for less than $30 from 4-6 August 2023. Shop now!: https://asianfilmarchive.org/shop/ (link in bio under shop) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singaporecinema #singaporemovie #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
“In Stanley Xu’s A Day, That Year, a boy quarrels with his mother on a shopping trip; in Benjamin Ang’s Treasure, a young woman confronts her father whom she has not seen for twenty years… In both scenarios, something appears incomplete and amiss—a metaphor partly sketched, wanting for elaboration.” Film critic Morris Yang @morrisycy uses imagery from Mulholland Drive to write about the way these two short films part of #SGShorts23 use memory in their stories. Read the essay here: https://asianfilmarchive.org/what-the-key-locks-away/ Get your tickets for Singapore Shorts here: https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 (link in bio!) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
We asked our esteemed #SGShorts23 panelists their thoughts on this year's selection. Researcher-writer Nurul Huda Rashid (@thenurulh ) will also be moderating the Q&A sessions later this week! About Nurul: Nurul Huda Rashid is currently pursuing a PhD in Cultural Studies. Her dissertation examines the role of algorithms in the circulation of Muslim women images. It is a continuation of years of unpacking the image through her visual arts practice in photographic works such as Hijab/Her (2012-2014), in writing and activist work with local groups and communities, and in lecture-performances such as Women in War (2016-2019) and Nodes (2022). Singapore Shorts ‘23 runs 4-27 August at Oldham Theatre. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms
Midwives was the winner of the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award at 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Director Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing’s feature documentary debut of two midwives is a powerful portrait of female friendship and self-determination set against the Rohingya crisis. Midwives’ first screening is on Sunday 6 August at 5pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/midwives-2022-1/ (Link in bio under Releases: Midwives) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #myanmar #myanmarfilm #myanmarcinema #documentary #documentaries
Part of the Official Selection in numerous prestigious international film festivals including Berlin, Venice, Busan, Taipei’s Golden Horse and our very own @sgiffest , Mee Pok Man (1995) is an icon of Singapore cinema. (Images: Director Eric Khoo and actress Michelle Goh at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. Courtesy of Eric Khoo and Michelle Goh) Restored by AFA, catch it this Wednesday, 2 August at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/mee-pok-man-1995/ (Link in bio under Off the Catalogue: August 2023) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #indiefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
Arguably one of the most important and iconic films in Singapore’s cinematic history, Eric Khoo’s acclaimed debut feature Mee Pok Man follows a lonely mee pok seller who falls in love with a prostitute. If you’ve yet to see the film the less you know about the plot, the better. AFA restored the film in 2015 for its 20th anniversary and this will be the first time it will be presented with other 90s classics! Screening just once this month on Wednesday, 2 August. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/mee-pok-man-1995/ (link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #singapore #singaporecinema #singaporefilms #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm
My Darling (1950, U Tin Myint) and A Gangstergirl (1967, Frans Weisz) are significant films in AFA and the Eye Filmmuseum’s collections, that fittingly close Reciprocal 2023. My Darling is classic of Myanmar cinema and one of the oldest films in AFA’s collection. A Gangstergirl is the debut feature of acclaimed Dutch director Frans Weisz and was inspired by New Wave cinema. Catch these final films of Reciprocal this weekend! Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/whatson/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #Filmmakers #auteur #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie #myanmar #myanmarfilm #myanmarcinema
🥳 [SAVE THE DATE] Singapore Shorts ‘23 is HERE! In just two weeks, catch the most promising short films by local filmmakers at Oldham Theatre and listen to them talk about their films. Plus, this year’s special programme NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL Y2K SHORTS! needs no further explanation. Filmmakers of the Y2K generation will also be hanging at Oldham to discuss their films. Singapore Shorts ‘23 runs 4-27 August. Get tickets NOW! https://bit.ly/SGShorts23 (or link in bio under Singapore Shorts ‘23) #SGShorts #SGShorts23 . . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #singapore #singaporeancinema #singaporemovie #singaporefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie #Filmmakers #auteur
Round up your kakis! August’s Off the Catalogue is a celebration of 90s Singaporean classics, all beautifully restored by AFA. Each of these films: Mee Pok Man (1995), Forever Fever (1998), Money No Enough (1998) and The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998) were all significant to Singaporean filmmaking one way or another. If you’ve never seen them before, grab a friend and check them out! Off the Catalogue runs every Wednesday, 8pm at Oldham Theatre. Get tickets: https://bit.ly/OTCAug23 . . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #supportlocal #supportlocalsg #singapore #singaporeancinema #singaporemovie #singaporefilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie
🎬Southeast Asia On the Rise: From the Hip and Out of the Box 🌏 🌄 Following the resounding triumph of last year’s opening film “Fast & Feel Love”, NYAFF returns in 2023 with an unwavering commitment to reaching further across the continent for even more incredible cinematic discoveries. As part of this year’s program, the festival proudly presents nine unique and out-of-the-box films from the vibrant film industries of the Philippines 🇵🇭, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Thailand 🇹🇭, Singapore 🇸🇬, and Vietnam 🇻🇳. 📅 Swipe left to discover the dates, times, and venues of the nine SEA cinematic gems. 🎫 Link in the bio to purchase tickets today! #nyaff #nyaff2023 #SEAcinema #SEAfilms #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianfilm #asianfilm #asiancinema #12Weeks #Geylang #芽籠 #KittytheKiller #อีหนูอันตราย #AbangAdik #富都青年 #GloriousAshes #TroTànRựcRỡ #WhereIstheLie #MarupokAF #FacesofAnne #แอน #ILoveYouBeksman #MahalKitaBeksman #YouandMeandMe #เธอกับฉันกับฉัน #FastAndFeelLove #เร็วโหดเหมือนโกรธเธอ #denkhun #denkhun_club
AFA presents the extended director’s cut of the award-winning Filipino film The Ashes and Ghosts of Tayug 1931 (2018). A filmmaker visits the town of Tayug, Pangasinan for a film she is making and uncovers the memories of the townspeople about the folk hero Pedro Calosa and the 1931 Tayug Uprising. On screen next Saturday, 22 July at 4pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/the-ashes-and-ghosts-of-tayug-1931-extended-directors-cut-2018/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023) . . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filipinocinema #filipinomovie #southeastasianfilm #southeastasiancinema #southeastasianmovie
“It’s a ghost.” A story for all families living apart, felt especially during the past few years, Absent Smile is a quiet and intimate portrait of filmmaker @johnclang ’s own parents and their daily lives in Singapore (as he is based in New York), as well as its parallel narrative of different families getting together for a family portrait. We will be joined by co-filmmaker @lavchang this Saturday for the screening of Absent Smile on 8 July at 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/absent-smile-2022/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #singaporeancinema #singaporecinema #southeastasianfilm #southeastasianmovie #documentary #documentaries
[DIRECTOR IN CONVERSATION] Filmmaker and artist @lavchang will be present for the screening of Absent Smile, made with fellow artist and filmmaker @johnclang. Featuring the parents of New York based John Clang, we follow their daily routines and conversations reveal them missing but supporting their son. On a parallel tangent, the documentary also features candid portrait photography sessions of various families. Absent Smile screens Saturday, 8 July, 8pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/absent-smile-2022/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #SingaporeFilm #SingaporeMovie #SingaporeCinema #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianMovie #SoutheastAsianFilm #documentary #documentaries
With films from Philippines, the Netherlands, Singapore and Indonesia, these selection of experimental short films challenge the potential of the moving image in Reciprocal’s selection of EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS! Catch the lineup this Saturday, 1 July at 4pm: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/afa-x-eye-experimental-shorts/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023) Image stills from: Juan Gapang (Johnny Crawl) (1986, Roxlee, Philippines) Sight & Desire (Eyes) (1968, Rajendra Gour, Singapore) Wall of Sound Flowers (2005, Francien van Everdingen) Rode Molen (Red Mill) (2013, Esther Urlus) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #shortfilm #shortfilms #experimentalfilm #experimentalart #EuropeanCinema #SingaporeFilm #SingaporeMovie #SingaporeCinema #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianMovie #SoutheastAsianFilm
We are very excited to have acclaimed pianist and composer @jonathanshinmusic (b. 1992) performing his newly-commissioned score for the Double Bill of Silent films Shoes (1916) and North Indian Wedding (1966) this Friday evening and on Saturday, 15 July! Get tickets: ✨ Friday, 30 June, 8pm: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/double-bill-shoes-1916-north-indian-wedding-1966-1/ ✨ Saturday, 15 July: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/double-bill-shoes-1916-north-indian-wedding-1966-2/ (or link in bio under Reciprocal 2023!) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #silentfilm #silentfilms #EuropeanCinema #SingaporeFilm #SingaporeMovie #SingaporeCinema #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianMovie #SoutheastAsianFilm #musicalperformance
An Indonesian epic restored by @eye_film of the Netherlands, Tjoet Nja’ Dhien tells the epic tale about a turn-of-the-century rebellion against Dutch colonial rule. After her husband was killed in a Dutch ambush, Tjoet Nja’ Dhien was a real life strategist, political mentor and freedom fighter who led the people of Sumatra. Tjoet Nja’ Dhien (1988) screens Sunday, 2 July at 5pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/tjoet-nja-dhien-1988/ (link in bio under Reciprocal 2023!) . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianMovie #SoutheastAsianFilm #Indonesia #IndonesianMovie #IndonesianCinema #IndonesianFilm
As Coming of Rage comes to an end, we have a second screening of Myanmar Diaries accompanied by a Q&A session after (virtual) with one of the anonymous filmmakers of this project. Offering an insightful and sobering portrait of contemporary Myanmar, the film celebrates the diversity and resilience of the Myanmese people while raising important questions about its future. Myanmar Diaries screens Saturday, 24 June at 4pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/myanmar-diaries-2022-qa-session/ (link in bio under Coming of Rage!) . . . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filmarchive #filmarchives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #SoutheastAsianmovie #Myanmar #documentary #documentaries
𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕-𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝑮𝑰𝑭𝑭 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝟏𝟓 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝑺𝒂𝒕, 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆 @ 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑯𝒖𝒃! A celebration of family with films for one and all. Ignite your imagination and fill your heart with joy. Admission is free! Plan up your day & register at sgiff.com. Registration for SGIFF Family Film Day opens on 15 June 2023. Ticket confirmation will be issued upon registration. #SGIFF34 #filmmaking #filmfestival #callforentry #southeastasianfilm #filmproducers #emergingfilmmakers #filmmakers #sgiffcallforentry2023 #movie #cinema #movies #photography #filmphotography #actor #filmmaking #cinematography #love #films #filmmaker #video #callforentry #filmisnotdead #actress #director #instagood #instagram #netflix #sgiff #drama #filmcommunity #photo
Soe Hok Gie was an Indonesian political activist and writer, notable for his involvement in the student protests of the 1960s against the dictatorial regime of President Sukarno. Following his accidental death in 1969, Gie became an icon to the younger generation of dissidents opposing Suharto and his New Order. His posthumously published diary, Catatan Seorang Demonstran (The Demonstrator’s Diary), was the inspiration for this biographical film by Riri Riza, who himself lived through the devastating student riots of May 1998, which resulted in Suharto’s resignation. Catch Gie this Sunday, 4 June at 5pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/gie-2005/ (link in bio under Coming of Rage) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filmarchive #filmarchives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #Indonesiancinema #IndonesianFilm #IndonesianMovie
🌩️☀️🌦️ STRANGE SOUNDS BY STRANGE WEATHER. Music is a huge part of youth culture and to accompany the films of COMING OF RAGE, AFA has invited @strangeweatherallday to curate a playlist that responds to the films from the programme screening that week. Curated by Yetpet from Strange Weather, the first playlist takes on the films GUNKWORLD, Battle Royale, Gie and Cleaners. You can hear the playlist at Oldham Theatre screenings or check it out on soundcloud via the link in our bio! (Under: AFA x Strange Weather - Coming of Rage Playlist Part 1) About Strange Weather: Emphasizing the combined elemental forces of Asian artists and creative studios, Strange Weather is an amorphous cloud of collaboration aimed to bring unpredictable audio-visual storms that stimulate the senses and simulate life! . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filmarchive #filmarchives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #playlist #mix #mixtape #soundcloud #musicmix #youthculture
🌈 We think the poster for Arnold is a Model Student is super cool and swipe to see director Sorayos Prapapan (aka Yossy!)’s amazing outfit posing with the poster during its World Premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2022! Final two screenings of Arnold is a Model Student at Oldham Theatre! Screening Sunday, 4 June at 2pm. Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/event-calendar/arnold-is-a-model-student-4/ (link in bio under Releases: Arnold is a Model Student) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filmarchive #filmarchives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #IndonesianCinema #IndonesianMovie #IndonesianFilm #comingofagefilm #comingofagemovies
🎉Congratulations to Pham Thien An @anphamjk director of 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 for winning Caméra d’Or, the best feature film award presented across all the @festivaldecannes selections! Pham Thien An's short film, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 (𝗛𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗰 𝗩𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴) was screened and competed in SGIFF's Southeast Asian Short Film Competition 2019. The film is produced by local producer and screenwriter, Jeremy Chua @jeremykit who is a SGIFF Southeast Asian Producers Network Alumni and the founder of @potocol.sg 🙌🙌 ---------------------------------------- Start your journey with SGIFF! 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 is now on - Submit your Asian Feature or SEA short films & join the SGIFF Film Academy programmes that have been a launch pad for many! <> #SGIFF34 #filmmaking #filmfestival #callforentry #southeastasianfilm #filmproducers #emergingfilmmakers #filmmakers
Oh hey! Did you catch the darkly funny Thai film Arnold is a Model Student at Oldham Theatre? If you’re interested in catching more Southeast Asian coming of age films from exciting new filmmakers, check out Cleaners, from the Philippines. And if you haven’t seen either, why not catch them both this long weekend? Cleaners screens Saturday, 3 June, 4pm Arnold is a Model Student screens Sunday, 4 June, 2pm Get tickets: https://asianfilmarchive.org/whatson/ (link in bio under What’s On) . . . . . . #ExploreAsianCinema #AsianCinema #Film #Director #Directors #worldcinema #Movie #Movies #Cinema #Filmmaker #archive #arthousecinema #asia #cinema #theatre #indiecinema #archive #archives #filmarchive #filmarchives #SoutheastAsianCinema #SoutheastAsianfilm #IndonesianCinema #IndonesianMovie #IndonesianFilm #filipinomovie #filipinocinema #comingofagefilm #comingofagemovies
🎉Congratulations to our SGIFF Southeast Asian Film Lab Alumni, Amanda Nell Eu director of TIGER STRIPES for winning the Grand Prix for Best Film at Semaine de la Critique at @festivaldecannes Cannes Critique Week!! It’s the first time a Southeast Asian Film has won the top prize at Cannes Critics’ Week 👏👏👏 Stand a chance to be the next winners from our SEA Film Lab Programme when you submit to our call for entry from the link in bio #SGIFF34 #filmmaking #filmfestival #callforentry #southeastasianfilm #filmproducers #emergingfilmmakers #filmmakers