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Bukit Orang Salah
produced by 13 Little Pictures (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2013), 21 mins
At various points in its history, tiny St.John's Island, south of Singapore, was where Singapore's colonial founder Sir Stamford Raffles docked his ship upon arrival, a quarantine centre for immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca, a penal coloy for political detainees and secret society leaders, and a sleepy...
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produced by 13 Little Pictures (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2013), 21 mins
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At various points in its history, tiny St.John's Island, south of Singapore, was where Singapore's colonial founder Sir Stamford Raffles docked his ship upon arrival, a quarantine centre for immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca, a penal coloy for political detainees and secret society leaders, and a sleepy holiday resort. Unlike neighbouring islands, however, St. John's was never fully developed. It occupies an in-between space, the vesti...
At various points in its history, tiny St.John's Island, south of Singapore, was where Singapore's colonial founder Sir Stamford Raffles docked his ship upon arrival, a quarantine centre for immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca, a penal coloy for political detainees and secret society leaders, and a sleepy holiday resort. Unlike neighbouring islands, however, St. John's was never fully developed. It occupies an in-between space, the vestiges of its history scattered around the land: out-of-bound markers and fences, deserted paths and dilapidated housing. Its indeterminancy stands in sharp contrast to Singapore, where land use is meticulously planned to fulfill economic and social functions. In this film, St. John's Island - otherwise known as "buki Orang Salah" (approximately, "Hill of Wrong People" or "Hill of Misfits"), a nickname coined by the people who were quarantined there - becomes a site of and for reflection, prompting questions about our history, heritage and identity.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
13 Little Pictures
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Person Discussed
Stamford Raffles, 1781-1826
Topic / Theme
Immigration and emigration, Quarantines, Island life
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by 13 Little Pictures LLP
Country of Origin
Singapore
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Eclipses
directed by Daniel Hui, fl. 2007-2013; produced by 13 Little Pictures; performed by Hey-Mun Cheok, fl. 2011, David Ee, fl. 2012 and Vel Ng, fl. 2006 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2011), 1 hour 41 mins
A woman begins to come to terms with society after having withdrawn into her own world to mourn her late husband. The film splinters away to document the characters surrounding her – people from different classes, including the director’s own family. An investigation of the landscapes in which we live, work, a...
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directed by Daniel Hui, fl. 2007-2013; produced by 13 Little Pictures; performed by Hey-Mun Cheok, fl. 2011, David Ee, fl. 2012 and Vel Ng, fl. 2006 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2011), 1 hour 41 mins
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A woman begins to come to terms with society after having withdrawn into her own world to mourn her late husband. The film splinters away to document the characters surrounding her – people from different classes, including the director’s own family. An investigation of the landscapes in which we live, work, and play, this is Singapore seen through the prisms of family, class and race.
Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Hey-Mun Cheok, fl. 2011, David Ee, fl. 2012, Vel Ng, fl. 2006
Contributor
13 Little Pictures
Author / Creator
Daniel Hui, fl. 2007-2013, Hey-Mun Cheok, fl. 2011, David Ee, fl. 2012, Vel Ng, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Family, Widowed persons, Social classes, Death
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 13 Little Pictures. All rights reserved.
Country of Origin
Singapore
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e'Tzaintes - Giving Self-Deceit a Better Name
directed by Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013 (Singapore: Privately Published, 2003), 51 mins
A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and...
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directed by Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013 (Singapore: Privately Published, 2003), 51 mins
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A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and religion so as to conform them to the Standards of the Ideal Faeryvillian. Banding together with Faeke are Toilet Duck, Lipp, Edgey and...
A group of social outcasts establish themselves as a new order to give self deceit a better name. Set in a surreal town called Faeryville, the group's school is ruled by hip teens who are convinced by their leader, W. Ashe Faeke, that they have been oppressed all their lives by their parents, society, culture and religion so as to conform them to the Standards of the Ideal Faeryvillian. Banding together with Faeke are Toilet Duck, Lipp, Edgey and Wynn, and they lead a resistance group against Faeryville's establishment, calling themselves The Tzaintes. The formation of The Tzaintes gives the outcasts hope but is not understood in Faeryville town. This sets in motion a move by the authorities to subdue and destroy the new reality created by the outcasts. Filmmaker Tzang Merwyn Tong has created a fiction that deals with the real growing pains of teenagers and their attempts to make sense of society. [e' Tzaintes] (pronounced as 'the saints') is a low-budget independent film made by non-professionals.
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Date Written / Recorded
2003
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Tzang Merwyn Tong, fl. 2005-2013
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Adolescence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Tzang Merwyn Tong
Country of Origin
Singapore
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Flooding In The Time of Drought: Drought, Part 1
written by Sherman Ong, fl. 2002-2011; directed by Sherman Ong, fl. 2002-2011; produced by Sunny Yong, fl. 2009, Paddy Pictures; performed by Rattanan Channoi, fl. 2009, Consulta Gian Carlo, fl. 2009 and Nathan Boenjamin, fl. 2009 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2009), 1 hour 32 mins
What if Singapore’s water supply suddenly runs dry? This docu-narrative fusion depicts the lives of foreign immigrants as they face an impending water crisis. Amidst this drought, a cast of non-professional actors grapple with their foibles, fantasies, and broken romances. Touching on issues as diverse as ethnic...
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written by Sherman Ong, fl. 2002-2011; directed by Sherman Ong, fl. 2002-2011; produced by Sunny Yong, fl. 2009, Paddy Pictures; performed by Rattanan Channoi, fl. 2009, Consulta Gian Carlo, fl. 2009 and Nathan Boenjamin, fl. 2009 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2009), 1 hour 32 mins
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What if Singapore’s water supply suddenly runs dry? This docu-narrative fusion depicts the lives of foreign immigrants as they face an impending water crisis. Amidst this drought, a cast of non-professional actors grapple with their foibles, fantasies, and broken romances. Touching on issues as diverse as ethnic discrimination, ritual beliefs, World War II, and racial tensions in post-’97 riots Indonesia, the film explores how ingrained pro...
What if Singapore’s water supply suddenly runs dry? This docu-narrative fusion depicts the lives of foreign immigrants as they face an impending water crisis. Amidst this drought, a cast of non-professional actors grapple with their foibles, fantasies, and broken romances. Touching on issues as diverse as ethnic discrimination, ritual beliefs, World War II, and racial tensions in post-’97 riots Indonesia, the film explores how ingrained problems are transported along with migrant communities.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Rattanan Channoi, fl. 2009, Consulta Gian Carlo, fl. 2009, Nathan Boenjamin, fl. 2009
Contributor
Sharon Loh, fl. 2004, Sunny Yong, fl. 2009, Paddy Pictures, Arief Yudhanto, fl. 2009, Hideki Yamamoto, fl. 2009, Indra Perkasa, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Sherman Ong, fl. 2002-2011, Rattanan Channoi, fl. 2009, Consulta Gian Carlo, fl. 2009, Nathan Boenjamin, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Racism, Discrimination, Love, Immigrant populations, Water supply
Copyright Message
Copyright (c) 2009. Used by permission of 13 Little Pictures.
Country of Origin
Malaysia, Singapore
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Fluid Boundaries
directed by Vladimir Todorović, 1977-, Daniel Rudi Haryanto, 1978- and Mun Jeong-hyun, fl. 2007-2014; produced by CinemaDAL (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
Three filmmakers from Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea corresponded with each other with video letters. They observe and document commonalities of various people whose lives are affected by borders.
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directed by Vladimir Todorović, 1977-, Daniel Rudi Haryanto, 1978- and Mun Jeong-hyun, fl. 2007-2014; produced by CinemaDAL (South Korea: CinemaDAL, 2014), 1 hour 28 mins
Description
Three filmmakers from Singapore, Indonesia, and Korea corresponded with each other with video letters. They observe and document commonalities of various people whose lives are affected by borders.
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
CinemaDAL
Author / Creator
Vladimir Todorović, 1977-, Daniel Rudi Haryanto, 1978-, Mun Jeong-hyun, fl. 2007-2014
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Sea Migrations, Economic conditions, Crossing borders, Immigration and emigration, Anthropology, Sociology, Indonesians, Korean, Singaporeans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 CinemaDAL
Country of Origin
South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore
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Innocents
directed by Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012; produced by Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012, Analog Robot (Singapore: Add Oil Films, 2012), 1 hour 29 mins
A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away the afterno...
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directed by Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012; produced by Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012, Analog Robot (Singapore: Add Oil Films, 2012), 1 hour 29 mins
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A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away the afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secre...
A young Malay girl befriends an ostracized Chinese boy and embarks on a quest for independence to protect their secret and fragile world. In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh institution where she befriends an ostracized boy, Huat. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away the afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years. With its sensitive imagery and honest performances, this delicate coming-of-age film recalls memories of childhood within a swiftly evolving city-state.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012, Analog Robot, Rich Ho Kok Tai, 1979-
Author / Creator
Wong Chen-Hsi, fl. 2000-2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Add Oil Films
Topic / Theme
Friendships, Adolescence, School friends
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Analog Robots Pte Ltd
Country of Origin
Singapore
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Kissing Faces
directed by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009; produced by Cindy Khoo, fl. 2009-2014, 13 Little Pictures; performed by Michelle S. Ng, fl. 2009-2010 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2009), 11 mins
Intriguing contrast between the kitschy dream world of karaoke and the neon reality of a city that feels empty and desolate. Mad and Marvelous.
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directed by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009; produced by Cindy Khoo, fl. 2009-2014, 13 Little Pictures; performed by Michelle S. Ng, fl. 2009-2010 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2009), 11 mins
Description
Intriguing contrast between the kitschy dream world of karaoke and the neon reality of a city that feels empty and desolate. Mad and Marvelous.
Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Michelle S. Ng, fl. 2009-2010
Contributor
Philip Tan, fl. 2010, Cindy Khoo, fl. 2009-2014, 13 Little Pictures
Author / Creator
Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009, Michelle S. Ng, fl. 2009-2010
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Women's issues, Bars and saloons, Urban life, Singers
Copyright Message
Copyright (c) 2009. Used by permission of 13 Little Pictures.
Country of Origin
Singapore
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Mickey
directed by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009; performed by Gim Goh, fl. 2010, Joe Chung, fl. 2010 and Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2010), 19 mins
Your neighbour could be the love of your life. Does that mean we are convenient to fall in love with?
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directed by Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009; performed by Gim Goh, fl. 2010, Joe Chung, fl. 2010 and Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2010), 19 mins
Description
Your neighbour could be the love of your life. Does that mean we are convenient to fall in love with?
Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Gim Goh, fl. 2010, Joe Chung, fl. 2010, Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011
Contributor
Philip Tan, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Wesley Leon Aroozoo, fl. 2009, Gim Goh, fl. 2010, Joe Chung, fl. 2010, Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Relationships, Romantic relationships, Neighbors, Love
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of 13 Little Pictures.
Country of Origin
Singapore
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No Day Off
directed by Eric Khoo, 1965- (South Korea and Singapore: Jeonju International Film Festival), 38 mins
A young woman from a small village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, leaves her infant son and husband to work as a maid in Singapore in the hopes of giving her family a better life. The film takes a critical look at the sometimes harrowing conditions under which domestic service workers are forced to live, and the abuses...
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directed by Eric Khoo, 1965- (South Korea and Singapore: Jeonju International Film Festival), 38 mins
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A young woman from a small village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, leaves her infant son and husband to work as a maid in Singapore in the hopes of giving her family a better life. The film takes a critical look at the sometimes harrowing conditions under which domestic service workers are forced to live, and the abuses that are leveled against them by their employers and the agencies that train and hire them. Festivals: Jeonju International Film Fest...
A young woman from a small village in Sulawesi, Indonesia, leaves her infant son and husband to work as a maid in Singapore in the hopes of giving her family a better life. The film takes a critical look at the sometimes harrowing conditions under which domestic service workers are forced to live, and the abuses that are leveled against them by their employers and the agencies that train and hire them. Festivals: Jeonju International Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Eric Khoo, 1965-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Jeonju International Film Festival
Topic / Theme
Domestic occupations, Employment
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 Used by permission of Jeonju International Film Festival.
Country of Origin
South Korea, Singapore
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我愛你愛你愛你 = Forever
written by Wee Li Lin, 1973-; directed by Wee Li Lin, 1973-; produced by Silvia Wong, fl. 2010; performed by Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011, Kiat-Sing Teo, fl. 2008-2014, Dwayne Tan, fl. 2001-2013, Sarah Ng, fl. 2003-2011, Tzu-yi Mo, fl. 1999-2013, Alice Lim, fl. 2006-2011, Kayden Kessler, 1989- and Joanna Dong, fl. 2010-2013 (Singapore: Add Oil Films, 2011), 1 hour 30 mins
As a video consultant at the Wedding Education Department (W.E.D.), Joey shares the art of getting and marrying a man through her romantic 'faux' wedding videos, which are screened to young singles all over Singapore. The idea of fantasy and reality are blurred when she falls madly in love with Gin from Taiwan aft...
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written by Wee Li Lin, 1973-; directed by Wee Li Lin, 1973-; produced by Silvia Wong, fl. 2010; performed by Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011, Kiat-Sing Teo, fl. 2008-2014, Dwayne Tan, fl. 2001-2013, Sarah Ng, fl. 2003-2011, Tzu-yi Mo, fl. 1999-2013, Alice Lim, fl. 2006-2011, Kayden Kessler, 1989- and Joanna Dong, fl. 2010-2013 (Singapore: Add Oil Films, 2011), 1 hour 30 mins
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As a video consultant at the Wedding Education Department (W.E.D.), Joey shares the art of getting and marrying a man through her romantic 'faux' wedding videos, which are screened to young singles all over Singapore. The idea of fantasy and reality are blurred when she falls madly in love with Gin from Taiwan after they appear together as bride and groom in a landmark W.E.D. video. But when he declares that his love for her is strictly onscree...
As a video consultant at the Wedding Education Department (W.E.D.), Joey shares the art of getting and marrying a man through her romantic 'faux' wedding videos, which are screened to young singles all over Singapore. The idea of fantasy and reality are blurred when she falls madly in love with Gin from Taiwan after they appear together as bride and groom in a landmark W.E.D. video. But when he declares that his love for her is strictly onscreen for the video, she still won't give up. Will her relentless drive to bring happiness also be her ultimate undoing?
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011, Kiat-Sing Teo, fl. 2008-2014, Dwayne Tan, fl. 2001-2013, Sarah Ng, fl. 2003-2011, Tzu-yi Mo, fl. 1999-2013, Alice Lim, fl. 2006-2011, Kayden Kessler, 1989-, Joanna Dong, fl. 2010-2013
Contributor
Gerald Stahlmann, fl. 2010, Silvia Wong, fl. 2010, Joe Ng, fl. 1999, Alex Oh, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Wee Li Lin, 1973-, Jeszlene Zhou, fl. 2004-2011, Kiat-Sing Teo, fl. 2008-2014, Dwayne Tan, fl. 2001-2013, Sarah Ng, fl. 2003-2011, Tzu-yi Mo, fl. 1999-2013, Alice Lim, fl. 2006-2011, Kayden Kessler, 1989-, Joanna Dong, fl. 2010-2013
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Add Oil Films
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by Wee Li Lin
Country of Origin
Singapore
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