PROJECT: slingSHORT 08/2 - synopsis

Screening selection:
Curated by Victric Thng

4 Days 3 Nights by Ming
1 min 14 sec / 35mm Digital Cam / 2007

A short time lapse inspired by the people who brave the elements at the Subaru Impreza challenge which has become an annual event. Curious, the artist spent the same amount of time out at Ngee Ann city civic plaza document this laborious process, compressing the whole 4 days 3 nights conveniently into a manageable one minute 14 seconds piece for the viewers.

Zo Hee (Make Movie) by Jacen Tan
15 min / miniDV / 2008

Zo Hee is the sequel to Zo Gang, specially comissioned by The Substation to celebrate 10 years of its Moving Images film programme. Follow Ah-Tan as he continues his journey to shoot his first film, facing problems like budget constraints and security guards. Zo Hee features cameo appearances by Singaporean filmmakers like Tan Pin Pin and Juan Foo.

Wet Season by Michael Tay*
Approx. 6 min / miniDV / 2007

“Wet Season” is a stop motion animation about a filmmaker who is trying to make a short film about his father. Shot, edited, narrated, directed and starring Michael Tay, this almost-one-man production is made as a tribute to the film maker’s real life father who passed away six years ago.

Embryo by Loo Zihan*
6 min 30 sec / miniDV / 2006

Jack and Jill went up a hill to get a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, Jill broke out in laughter.

Duck by Rae Lyn Lee*
3min 16sec / 16mm / 2008

Duck was made and screened as part of an ongoing joint short film collaboration project - "Transcriptions", between The National Gallery (London) and The London Film School. Working with a tiny budget and project restrictions, Duck was shot in a day, on 16mm color film, with its audio created almost entirely using foley in post production.

Haze by Anthony Chen*
14 min 18 sec / Super 16mm / 2008

On a hot, humid day, Singapore is shrouded by the haze caused by burning forests in neighbouring Indonesia. Two teenagers decide to skip school and idle the day away. An innocent love affair plays out indoors amidst the dust and smoke that spreads outside.

Overhead Clouds by Yeo Lee Nah
3min 16sec / 16mm / 2008

A man has a dark cloud hanging over his head, literally. Unable to find employment after college, his confidence starts to evaporate. Cloudy, the resident cloud, feeds off his energy and becomes a bit of a nuisance and an absolute pain.

Love Through The Ages by Wendy Chee*
5 min 04 sec / DV / 2007

A big cockroach that landed on grandma’s bed triggers off a never-ending nagging session at non-responding resolute grandpa. What it seems to be a usual routine of rumblings takes us to a trip back to the 1950s where we see grandpa and grandma first dated. But does the passionate love back then still exist 50 years later? Or is it like what grandma claims, that her love for grandpa has been cheated by him?

Unarmed Combat by Han Yew Kwang
20 min / miniDV / 2004

A satire on human obsessions - Metal works late every night. He is afraid to return home to his stalwart wife who is obsessed with winning the Singapore Women Arm Wrestling Competition. She trains intensively everyday and forces him to train with her. One day, he decides that enough is enough...

Nation Builders by Martyn See
14 min / miniDV / 2007

The wealth generated by Singapore's much-touted economic success story has not benefited everyone, least of all its senior citizens, a.k.a. the nation builders. Filmed on the streets and back-alleys of downtown Singapore in July 2007, this video does not contain any enactments or acting.

* New short filmmakers who are currently in film school or recently graduated.