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The Substation Moving Images presents
FIRST TAKE
1 March 2010
The Substation Theatre
8pm, FREE ADMISSION
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future talents of Singapore film!
1. BARBER IN THE ALLEY/ SAM KANG LI/ 6 MIN/ 2009/ TBA
Synopsis:
A photo-audio documentary about a 70-year-old barber who reclaims space on the streets to continue his trade amidst the forces of the Singapore economy that have pushed him out of regular shop spaces. This video is part of a larger multimedia journalism package, Reclaim Land: The fight for space in Singapore, at http://reclaimland.sg
Director's Bio:
Sam Kang Li was the photographer for Barber In The Alley, one of the many stories in Reclaim Land: The fight for space in Singapore. With a group of three other journalism students from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Kang Li hopes to tell stories to people through new multimedia. Kang Li had previously interned for half a year in Nepal at The Nepali Times, where he covered the rise of the Maoist government to power in the countrys elections that saw it move from a monarchy to a republic.
2. CINEMANTIQUE/ SUZIE KNIGHT/ 13 MIN/ 2009/ TBA
Synopsis:
A nostalgic foray into Singapores cinematic past.
3. RUST/ PARISSA TOSIF/ 4 MIN/ 2009/ PG
Synopsis:
How do you measure pain? Why can his be greater than yours? We all face it, can it be in numbers?
Director's Statement:
Shot, edited and produced over an intensive 24 hours, Rust explores an interpretation of the theme 'Pain' given by the Fly By Night 2009 organizers.
4. LINGER/ SIM BEELI/ 15 MIN/ 2009/ PG
Synopsis:
Based on true events, Linger touches on the theme of loss, grief and self-salvation. It depicts the process of grieving that a daughter and her father have to go through in the shadows of a sudden loss. As both characters grieve in their own ways, they are forced to face the past, their regrets and eventually, each other.
Director's Bio:
Beeli is a freelance editor and filmmaker. Her films have won the Singapore 4As Students Creative Awards Gold Prize, Best of Show for the Southwest District, Best Technical Award at 2005 Canon Digital Video Festival. She also directed 2 other shorts, Twenty Four Seven (2004) and Meeting Zoe (2005). Beeli recently graduated from RMIT University with a Master of Creative Media in Film and Television Production.
The Substation Moving Images presents
FIRST TAKE
1 March 2010
The Substation Theatre
8pm, FREE ADMISSION
First Take, happening every 1st Monday of the month at The Substation, is a popular screening of new local short films and is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. A platform for new filmmakers and anyone who is interested in filmmaking to meet, exchange ideas and show their work. See the future talents of Singapore film!
1. BARBER IN THE ALLEY/ SAM KANG LI/ 6 MIN/ 2009/ TBA
Synopsis:
A photo-audio documentary about a 70-year-old barber who reclaims space on the streets to continue his trade amidst the forces of the Singapore economy that have pushed him out of regular shop spaces. This video is part of a larger multimedia journalism package, Reclaim Land: The fight for space in Singapore, at http://reclaimland.sg
Director's Bio:
Sam Kang Li was the photographer for Barber In The Alley, one of the many stories in Reclaim Land: The fight for space in Singapore. With a group of three other journalism students from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Kang Li hopes to tell stories to people through new multimedia. Kang Li had previously interned for half a year in Nepal at The Nepali Times, where he covered the rise of the Maoist government to power in the countrys elections that saw it move from a monarchy to a republic.
2. CINEMANTIQUE/ SUZIE KNIGHT/ 13 MIN/ 2009/ TBA
Synopsis:
A nostalgic foray into Singapores cinematic past.
3. RUST/ PARISSA TOSIF/ 4 MIN/ 2009/ PG
Synopsis:
How do you measure pain? Why can his be greater than yours? We all face it, can it be in numbers?
Director's Statement:
Shot, edited and produced over an intensive 24 hours, Rust explores an interpretation of the theme 'Pain' given by the Fly By Night 2009 organizers.
4. LINGER/ SIM BEELI/ 15 MIN/ 2009/ PG
Synopsis:
Based on true events, Linger touches on the theme of loss, grief and self-salvation. It depicts the process of grieving that a daughter and her father have to go through in the shadows of a sudden loss. As both characters grieve in their own ways, they are forced to face the past, their regrets and eventually, each other.
Director's Bio:
Beeli is a freelance editor and filmmaker. Her films have won the Singapore 4As Students Creative Awards Gold Prize, Best of Show for the Southwest District, Best Technical Award at 2005 Canon Digital Video Festival. She also directed 2 other shorts, Twenty Four Seven (2004) and Meeting Zoe (2005). Beeli recently graduated from RMIT University with a Master of Creative Media in Film and Television Production.