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Get Ready for Twittamentary, Soon!

by Stefan, May 30, 2011 1:24 PM


Despite having a Twitter account that is months old, frankly I've only been actively learning and using how to use it for a few weeks only, all in preparation not to be left out when Twittamentary, a documentary film by Singaporean... More >>

MICROCINEMA: Interview With Meghan O'Hara and the Students Of Her "Bay Area Film Scene" Course

by Michael Guillen, December 1, 2010 9:07 AM


Filmbud Federico Windhausen recommended me to filmmaker Meghan O'Hara, who teaches a course entitled "Bay Area Film Scene" in the Film and Video Production Department of the Art Institute of California, San Francisco (AIC/SF). She invited me to lecture... More >>

HAUNTED CHANGI Heads North

by Stefan, October 13, 2010 10:22 AM


The film that is, not the actual location, which has since been sealed off, making Haunted Changi perhaps the last film to have documented the location from within.The film's theatrical run may have ended in Singapore, with one last hurrah... More >>

Review of HAUNTED CHANGI

by Stefan, September 4, 2010 11:09 PM


During the time when I first wrote about the film on Twitch, I was intrigued by the premise alone, given that it's about time some filmmaker took a camera and shot within the confines of one of Singapore's most haunted... More >>

Amit Virmani Talks About COWBOYS IN PARADISE

by Stefan, March 16, 2010 11:38 AM


As I've mentioned in my review, I've a personal affinity for documentaries because they offer that keen insight and perspective through the filmmaker's lens on their pet subject and in Singapore, we're witnessing a growing number of quality documentarians who are... More >>

HAUNTED CHANGI

by Stefan, February 26, 2010 10:47 AM


A Singapore documentary film is coming our way very soon, which explores the history and legends behind one of Singapore's infamous locations. Mention the name Old Changi Hospital here and you'll easily get a plethora of supernatural tales. The site's...

Review of COWBOYS IN PARADISE

by Stefan, February 26, 2010 10:03 AM


While we await some commercial Singapore film offerings from established filmmakers like Jack Neo and Kelvin Tong to hit our screens early this year, here comes along a documentary gem which is made by a Singapore-based filmmaker. I've a personal... More >>

An Interview with BLOOD TIES Director CHAI Yee-wei

by Stefan, September 24, 2009 11:55 AM


CHAI Yee-wei is quite the prolific short-film maker in Singapore, having made a number of shorts that have won various awards both locally and abroad. He now joins the ranks of those from Singapore making the leap into feature filmmaking... More >>

Review of BLOOD TIES

by Stefan, September 7, 2009 11:57 AM


I had developed a keen interest in CHAI Yee-wei's body of short films, besides personal reasons that my friends and I did go up against his many years back in a competition (no guesses needed to know who won of... More >>

Paranoia And Fear in Perantauan Pictures' 5:13

by The Visitor, June 22, 2009 6:26 AM


Arivind Abraham, a Malaysian filmmaker based in London, has given us a glimpse of his upcoming sophomore feature, 5:13, produced by his company Perantauan Pictures. And it looks like quite an exercise in claustrophobia and paranoia, well utilising shadows... More >>
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