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The Singapore International Documentary Film Festival is the first dedicated documentary film festival in Singapore and will feature both Singapore and international documentary features and shorts. Now in its 4th year, the 2011 edition features more honest portrayals of life moving before a camera.
We explore how art speaks louder than violence in an act of resistance (Iara Lee's CULTURES OF RESISTANCE), the meaning of motherhood in today's world (Natalie Haziza's LULLABY), emerging musical trends challenging cultural identities (Omar Majeed's TAQWACORE: THE BIRTH OF PUNK ISLAM, Alexander Dluzak and Carsten Piefke's DRAGONSTYLE: HIP HOP IN CHINA), and the perils of global and economic change (Mike Hannon's RATS ISLAND, Bernard Kristianto's AROUND THE SEA).
Through Singapore shorts, we come face to face with empty spaces telling tragic stories (Tan Pin Pin's THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF KNOWING), the well-known taxi driver character (Afiq Omar's COMFORT), and the lesser-known hush hush world of a sex worker (Tan Jiahui's JOJO).We will also explore why documentaries are not often made in Singapore, challenges faced, difficulties grappled with portraying a slice of life. Why is such an important genre rarely touched upon, and what do the young filmmakers today have to say.
These times are changing, and we need more than just fiction, to realize and not just to escape. To explore and learn, to wonder and cherish, to discover and remember, and a documentary will give you exactly that. |
