51 Full Circle Student: Animation Full Circle is an animated short film that presents the Moon and Earth’s relationship through a narrative medium. It journeys through a sleepless night, conquering the semi-conscious moonlit world and the retrospective nature of the night. The personal stories of twenty experts and enthusiasts in astronomical fields construct the narrative and its landscapes — coffee tables, paper planes, corridors, among other things. NOMINEE Producer/Director/ Writer/Sound Designer Yeow Su Xian Nanyang Technological University 11:17 mins
52 To Kill the Birds & the Bees Student: Animation To Kill the Birds & the Bees follows 3 separate stories of 4 average Singaporeans – a pair of young twins, a secondary school prefect, and a conservative housewife – who each encounter sexual situations in their day. NOMINEES Producer/Director/ Writer/Editor/ Art Director Calleen Koh Yee Lin Sound Designers Calleen Koh Yee Lin & Matthias Teh En Cinematographers Calleen Koh Yee Lin, Shahrazad Logan & Teo Wan Yee Composer Matthias Teh En LASALLE College of the Arts 10:59 mins
54 54 Grave Encounter Student: Animation Two ghosts fight over who gets to rest in peace, over a hole in a graveyard. NOMINEES Producer Ramon Lorenzo Zoleta Manlapaz Director Hasya Amryna Nur Adly Nanyang Polytechnic 4:07 mins
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58 The Cup Open Youth: Live Action In a surreal tableau, a man with a brewing machine for a head, discontent with the bland taste of the brew from his own body, attempts to do what he can to improve its flavour. The Cup is a meditation on being in the world, upon the flattening out of life as we know and image it during the coronavirus pandemic. It was shot and produced while the filmmakers were confined to their home during the lockdown period in Singapore. NOMINEES Producer/Director/ Sound Designer/Composer/ Art Director Lam Li Shuen Producer/Director/ Editor/Cinematographer/ Writer Mark Chua 16:48 mins
59 The Day The Rhythm Went Away Open Youth: Live Action 15-year-old Wei struggles with homework, exams, and most facets of his school-going life, with Eurobeat music his only source of solace. The world moves at a different pace from him, and dictates that he keep in step. His lack of sync with everyone around him pushes him further away with every passing second. As the rhythm of his surroundings gradually slips beyond his grasp, Wei learns to march to the beat of his own heart. NOMINEES Producer Alicia Ho Director Cheng Chai Hong Actor Ezra Lim Editor Nicole D’Cotta Cinematographer Russell Chan Composer Evan Low 10:46 mins
60 Heart Shape 莲蓉包 (The Peach Banquet) Open Youth: Live Action Heart Shape 莲蓉包 follows an ordinary day in the life of Yong, an 80-year-old Hakka Chinese man. Yong prepares longevity buns in his kitchen, then brings them to the temple as offerings to the God of Heaven. On the bus there, he encounters a young boy who unwittingly causes him to look back on his life with bittersweet nostalgia. Fluctuating between memories of love and loss, Yong finally gathers a sense of acceptance for his life and impending death. NOMINEES Producer Lim Siew Rong Editor Lim Jiayun Scriptwriter Regina Toon 17:00 mins
61 In Between these Pages Open Youth: Live Action After hearing of Khatijah’s fall, Imani decides to bring her grandmother home to care for her injuries. However, Khatijah is uncomfortable with Imani’s lifestyle living alone with Srii, her perceived roommate, but secretly Imani’s boyfriend. As Khatijah comments and criticises her choices, Imani’s identity is questioned and tested as she tries to navigate between her family, religion and her own personal values. NOMINEES Producer Angelina Marilyn Bok Director/Writer Rifyal Giffari Actress Tysha Khan Sound Designer Sng Ye Min Art Director Phoebe Zoe Ho Editor Tee Ewe Shen Cinematographer Rachel Liew 16:49 mins
62 62 Tuition Open Youth: Live Action ALAN, a 13 year old boy, attends a tuition class, being taught by a physically aggressive teacher, BEATRICE. Trying to secretly record audio evidence of the abuse on his phone, we experience the class play out from his perspective as Beatrice picks on both AZIRAH, another student in the class; and him. As the class progresses, so does her aggressive treatment towards them. Alan is pushed to his limits, when his attempt at recording the evidence doesn’t go as planned. NOMINEES Producer Lee Yi Jia Director/Writer/ Sound Designer/Editor Alistair Quak Art Director Natalie Tan Cinematographer Jufri Husne 18:00 mins
63 63 Kasih Sayang Untuk Layla (Love For Layla) Open Youth: Live Action Set in Malaysia in the 2000s, Layla wakes up knowing that her mother has already left the country to work abroad. As she does groceries with her grandmother, she longs for her mother. She asked her grandmother if she could call her but she was rejected. Layla quietly sobs into her pillow at night, that her grandma notices how fondly she misses her mother. Her grandmother called her mother with the international prepaid card that she secretly bought. NOMINEES Director/Writer Nur Munawarah Mohamed Hussain Editor Oh Rui Xin Composer Isa Abdillah 15:00 mins
64 Guang Ming Open Youth: Live Action KS, a single parent to his son, Feng, makes an honest living working as a car mechanic. The humble and driven KS finds his morals tested when a situation arises between him and the workshop’s newest hire, Yue, a migrant worker from China. Caught in a dilemma, KS struggles to do what is right whilst setting an example for his son. NOMINEES Producers Sabrina Poon & Denise Teo Director/Writer Amanda Tan Art Director Nigel Soh Editor Sabrina Poon Sound Designer/Composer Wayne Chia Cinematographer Jolinna Ang 18:31 mins
65 The Cabbage Statue Open Youth: Live Action The famous Cabbage Statue of Ranau, Malaysia has recently been given a tourism uplift. Kelly keeps seeing advertisements for the one-of-a-kind Cabbage Statue and she’s had enough - she has to see this Cabbage Statue for herself. She drags along her mildly reluctant best friend, Ruth, on the adventure. What they find might be less impressive than the advertisements make it out to be. NOMINEES Producer/Director/ Writer/Editor Megan Lim En Actress Rachel Yen Sound Designer Luen Hui Juan Art Director Jessica Goh Composer Anirvin Narayan 11:48 mins
66 Dark Light Open Youth: Live Action Mari, a construction worker from India, visits a red light district seeking Mei, a China sex worker. Mei, however rejects him. At the same moment he gets distracted by a large crowd surrounding a gambling table. They are playing a game of dice and Mari takes part in it. Mari gets conned and loses his money. With the pressure of sending money back home in India to feed his family, he does the unthinkable to salvage the situation. NOMINEES Producer/Director Vikneshwaran Silva Actor Gosteloa Spancer Actress Dewy Choo Art Director Kavya Bharathi Cinematographer Sadesh Nambiar 21:15 mins
67 Bulan Open Youth: Live Action Izwan, a quiet young boy, contemplates on releasing Bulan, a Hercules beetle he inherited from his late grandfather. He chooses to keep Bulan but in doing so, strains the relationship with his mother. Izwan’s close friend, Fadzli, aids him in finding a suitable candidate for Bulan. However, before Izwan could let Bulan go, his mother catches him in his lie. NOMINEES Producer Shaneeza Adnan Director/Writer/ Editor Syamsul Bahari Art Director Lim Mei Fong Cinematographer Camille Pasquier 18:32 mins
68 68 partitions Open Youth: Documentary partitions is a short observational documentary that draws on photographs, state documents, audio recordings and footage of domestic spaces and routines, to tell a story of Sindhi migration following the Partition of India in 1947. Inspired by the life of a woman who was born in Hyderabad, Sindh, grew up in Madras (Chennai) and lived the rest of her life as a Singaporean, the film juxtaposes fragmented recollections of the past with enduring practices of the present. NOMINEES Producers Vishal Daryanomel & Dimple Suresh Director Vishal Daryanomel Cinematographer Dimple Suresh 16:18 mins
69 69 The Spaces Between Us Open Youth: Documentary The Spaces Between Us stumbles into an attempt of society that reckons with the effect of the pandemic. In the polarising effect of the pandemic, the disruption of everyday routines has differing outcomes for the privileged and the marginalised. For a nation whose pandemic population consists of 90% of foreign workers; The Spaces Between Us uncovers two distinct populations of Singaporeans and otherwise that are working apart, but in tandem to understand Singapore in the new normal. NOMINEES Producers/Directors Dave Lim & Adar Ng Editors Dave Lim & Adar Ng Cinematographer Dave Lim & Adar Ng Sound Designer Dave Lim 21:32 mins
70 While You Were Sleeping Open Youth: Documentary While You Were Sleeping – The Documentary (2021) picks up on photographer Darren Soh’s earlier work in his books While You Were Sleeping (2004) and In The Still of the Night (2015). As he revisits old places and discovers new ones, he explores the tension between the wild and built environment of Singapore. NOMINEE Producer/Director/ Writer/Sound Designer/ Editor/Cinematographer Jeremy Ho 17:32 mins
71 Last Day Today Open Youth: Documentary Denny and Ivy run the largest movie poster business in Southeast Asia. Their retail store in Esplanade, a landmark building in Marina Bay Singapore, has a history of 16 years. In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has severely hit the retail industry. However, the online shopping trend that has emerged as a result has provided them with new ideas. Hence, they decided not to renew the contract with Esplanade to reduce operating costs in order to survive this difficult period. NOMINEES Producer Chen Wenting Director/Sound Designer/ Editor/Cinematographer Liu Yihong 21:03 mins
72 148: Shangri-La Confectionery Open Youth: Documentary This documentary tells a story of the iconic bakery’s beginnings and the passing of the mantle to the next generation. NOMINEES Producer/Director/ Cinematographer/Editor Kyle Ong Editor Woo Yue Chang 12:18 mins
73 Just A Call Away Open Youth: Documentary As COVID-19 rages on throughout the world, we have quickly adapted to living our lives virtually to keep connected in these isolating times. All the while, a community sits silently obscured - the elderly folk. We tune in to 4 intimate phone calls between grandparents and their grandchildren as they chat about the changes in their lives, or rather, how the elderlies lives have not changed much at all. NOMINEES Producer Bambby Cheuk Director/Writer/ Editor/Art Director/ Cinematographer Jessica Heng Sound Designer/Composer Jillian Ee 4:59 mins
74 74 Sleep Is A Waste Of Time Open Youth: Documentary Meet Nick, a musician / inventor / photographer / multihyphenate who lives through a crazy 20-hour schedule every single day. He resolves to live his life to the fullest — and takes it to another level, so much so that he sees sleep as a waste of time. In his relentless pursuit of a life that most people can only dream of, the film follows Nick as he reflects on his existence and purpose. NOMINEES Producer Goh Pei Fang Director Chew Jia Hui Sound Designer/Editor Jeremie Lim Cinematographer Li Kayue 13:16 mins
75 75 A Short Film for my Son Open Youth: Documentary Daeng, a butcher working in Geylang Serai, films the situation at his work place. Daeng does this to get in touch with his son who works in the film industry and barely has any time for him. NOMINEES Producer/Director Hariz Zulkifli Sound Designer Craig Woo Art Director/Editor Anja Dimova Cinematographer Kayson Lau Composer Daryl Hor 5:00 mins
76 Hindsight is 20/20 Open Youth: Animation How does one begin to describe the inane restlessness and psychic volatility, without recourse, which was 2020? What constitutes creative production and privilege in a time when the stage is shut, and society has deemed art as no.1 non- essential in Singapore? What are artists to do when they are just not needed? With hindsight, this short animation offers a glimpse of a Singaporean artist’s life under lockdown, in the only way they know how: a new work. NOMINEES Producer/Director/ Art Director/Editor Yanyun Chen Sound Designer/Composer Chia Yaim Chong 2:27 mins
77 Would This Be Too Much To Ask For? Open Youth: Animation Based on the collective experiences of rough sleepers, this story brings us inside the mind of a person without a home. More importantly, it leaves us with this question: when we offer to help someone, do we listen to what they need or give them what we think they need? NOMINEES Producer/Director Lan Yu, Lim Joo Hwee Scriptwriter Lan Yu Sound Designer Jeremie Lim Art Director Xue Enge 3:59 mins
78 BANGAU Open Youth: Animation She never quite fits in anywhere, she is neither This nor That. How and where does she belong then? Where is home? NOMINEE Producer/Director/ Sound Designer/ Editor/Art Director Fanny Bratahalim 7:20 mins
79 Turning To Self-Surgery: A Transgender Woman’s Journey Open Youth: Animation Ran Ran is no stranger to pain. As a transgender woman living in China, she has endured violence, insults and outright discrimination. Desperate and helpless, she resorted to dangerous self-surgery in an attempt to remove her own genitals – a sadly common tale. This is her journey of how she struggled and made the choice to truly be herself. NOMINEES Producer Hoo Yanhan Director Lee Yu En Sound Designer Jeremie Lim Art Directors Jolene Tan & Hoo Yanhan 5:14 mins
80 80 Breaking Bread Open Youth: Animation When I came out to my church over the summer, my mentor spent three months hosting a book club to help me fight the urge to stray from God. I sat with them and I prayed and I really thought that maybe with time I could learn what it truly meant to Love. NOMINEE Producer/Director/ Sound Designer/Editor Elizabeth Xu Yuan Li 1:15 mins
81 81 Another Day in Paradise Part 5 (Animal) Open Youth: Animation Years into the future, the pandemic continues to rage on with no cure in sight. Mary’s father, Lau, has lost his job and confined himself to the safety of his home, like everyone else. Struggling to cope with isolation and loneliness, Lau finds an unexpected friend that changes his life. NOMINEES Producers Marinah Musa Geraldine Chua Director Ang Geck Geck Sound Designer Xander Toh Editor Natassia Canete Tan Scriptwriters Gina Chew Ang Geck Geck 12:12 mins
82 The Visit Open Youth: Animation Month after month, Ting makes a trip to visit Father in prison. Forced to carry the emotional burden as a child of an incarcerated parent and a victim of circumstances, she is offered an opportunity for connection with Father but only through a glass panel in a windowless cell. But even in these trying conditions, Ting is determined to not let anything separate her Father from her and realities of the world. NOMINEES Producer Jerrold Chong Director/Writer Morrie Tan Art Director Gloria Yeo Sound Designer Jevon Chandra Editor Jia Lee Composer Jevon Chandra 9:06 mins
83 Waiting for the End – A Mother’s Regret Open Youth: Animation An elderly lady living alone spends her last few years of her life in monotony — waking up, eating, watching TV, eating, sleeping. Feeling like she’s just waiting to die, she decides to write a letter to her estranged child, revealing a dark secret from her past. NOMINEES Producer Hoo Yanhan Director Chew Jia Hui 5:03 mins
85 Award Ceremony Production Stream Tech & Unreal Engine Engineer Jason Toh Cam Operator Jeremy Pang Assistant Cam Operator Jaime Chia Sound Engineer Chong Wa Ping Mic Sanitiser Koh Mei Sze Allyson Valentino Camera Sponsor Sony Nikki dressed by Style Lease Matilda dressed by GINLEE Studio SPECIAL THANKS Alvin Lee Don Aravind Gary Goh Gladys Ng Gurjeevaan Singh BalRose Juan Foo Kenneth Lee Kris Ong Kriz Gazmen Lai Junjie Leon Cheo Ler Jiyuan Olivia Tay Sapna Angural Tan Si En Vincent Quek Wee Li Lin Ebenex (EBX) Event Solutions nuSTUDIOS Film Productions Singapore International Film Festival Singapore Mental Health Film Festival Executive Producers Chai Yee Wei Michelle Chang Director Chai Yee Wei Producers Michelle Chang Rose Sivam Host Nikki Müller Interview Segment Interviewers Matilda Chia Ong Kah Jing (OKJ) Production Assistants Tong Jeat Yee Nay Lynn Thant Floor Managers Nay Lynn Thant Danish Sadayan Hair & Makeup Red Ngoh Shireen Lim Editors Lepsy Films Chai Yee Wei Celine Chan Zi Xuan Sound Design Lim Ting Li Colorist Jerlyn Koh Virtual Production Producer Dylan Tan Director of Photography Andrew Goh
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