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Opening Film: Chemman Chaalai (The Gravel Road)
A young girl hopes for a better life, one that
will remove her from the confines of the estate
in which she grew up. Her poverty-stricken
family, however, is unable to support her
ambitions especially with the wedding of their
eldest daughter around the corner.
In the midst of this, the family has to cope
with numerous catastrophes - death, attempted
suicide and forbidden love - thereby tackling
numerous themes that are interwoven within the
main story.
Billed as "a Tamil film without singing and
dancing", this quiet and assured first feature
film marks the arrival of a brave new voice in
the Malaysian independent filmmaking scene. |
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Dir: Deepak Kumaran Menon
2005 / Malaysia / 92 min
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Date/Time:
Tues 13 Sept, 8.00 pm
Venue:
The Substation Guinness Theatre
Ticket Price: $5 / $4 Concession
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Riau & Mak Yong: A Screening and Talk by Zai Kuning
In 1999, Zai Kuning set out to the Riau
Archipelago in search of the Orang Laut, a
nomadic tribe of seafaring gypsies whose
existence remains a mystery even among the
Malays in here in Singapore and Indonesia. After
completing the documentary Riau in 2003, Zai
went on to Mantang Island to film a Mak Yong
troupe, which is trying to revive an ancient
dance-theatre form that incorporates elements of
ritual, stylized dance, acting as well as vocal
and instrumental music.
In this presentation, Zai will screen the films
Riau and the work in progress Mak Yong. He will
also talk about the issues of the revival of
folk culture, society's changes for
entertainment, academic interferences, the
problem of "time-based" documentary film and
most importantly, what Riau Archipelago is. |
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Date/Time:
Wed 14 Sept, 8.00 pm
Venue:
The Substation Guinness Theatre
Ticket Price: $5 / $4 Concession |
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The Rainmaker
In a barren and dry village, three people with
their personal dreams, interacts with each
other. Johan, a meteorologist who is obsessed in
creating rain in that location. Asih, a
traditional singer, who with her voice, becomes
an oasis to Johan and the people living in that
harsh location and Asih's maid who devotes her
life to the singer without reservations. In
contrast to Johan's approach to life, the maid's
is more of an observer. Accepting and living
through life with whatever that life offers
without questions and expectations.
The Rainmaker is a film of mood and atmospheres
that liberates the audience to experience the
illusions that a film offers. To "feel" and not
just to "watch". |
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Dir: Ravi Bharwani
2004 / Indonesia / 86 min
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Date/Time:
Thurs 15 Sept, 8.00 pm
Venue:
The Substation Guinness Theatre
Ticket Price: $5 / $4 Concession |
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Closing Film (Singapore Premiere): Unarmed Combat
A man signs his wife up for an arm-wrestling
competition and then regrets it when she becomes
obsessed with winning the competition. One day,
a bra belonging to beautiful woman enters his
life. Inspired, he decides to end his misery by
retaliating against his wife, but his plan
backfires terribly...
The first digital feature under the Film
Incubator Programme (FIP) from the Singapore
Film Commission, Unarmed Combat is an audacious
and wildly funny debut feature film by a
promising Singapore film talent. |
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Dir: Han Yew Kwang
2005 / Singapore / 94 min
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Date/Time:
Sun 18 Sept, 8.00 pm
Venue:
Singapore History Museum
Ticket Price: $5 / $4 Concession |
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