Let’s face it – Singaporean films haven’t quite had the same level of international recognition since Eric Khoo’s 12 Storeys was screened at Cannes. There’s still hope though – three promising local movies are in the works, and here’s what you can expect from them. We’re hoping they’ll bring something new to the table (we’ve had more than our fair share of films featuring men in green).
Our Sister Mambo
Inspired by Hong Kong production Our Sister Hedy (1957), this modern day romance-comedy features the comic exploits of a family with four unmarried daughters. There’s a pretty solid comedic cast to back up this production too. Moses Lim (AKA Tan Ah Teck) plays patriarch Mr Wong, with Michelle Chong taking the lead as the bubbly but meddlesome second sister Mambo. Cameos will also be made by celeb blogger Xiaxue and Chef Willin Low. Production begins Aug 2014.
SG 50 film
Whilst it hasn’t yet received a working title, this collaborative project already looks promising. Seven of Singapore’s most illustrious filmmakers (Eric Khoo, Boo Jun Feng and Tan Pin Pin amongst them) are banding together for a film project celebrating Singapore’s 50th year of independence. Helmed by Royster Tan, the production will offer various interpretations of Singapore and the lives of its people, incorporating the filmmaking styles of the respective directors.
Unlucky Plaza
The most indie of the lot (it’s playing at the Toronto International Film Festival), Unlucky Plaza stars Adrian Pang as a wealthy motivational speaker in debt to the Chinese Mafia. Judee Tan plays his disgruntled wife, who in an attempt to salvage the situation rents her family apartment to a Filipino single father (Epy Quizon). Local film-maker Ken Kwek (Sex.Violence.FamilyValues) directs this psychological thriller.
Unlucky Plaza
