tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-11-02T09:03:18+08:00 Peatix Singapore Film Society tag:peatix.com,2016:event-190989 2016-09-11T14:00:00SGT 2016-09-11T14:00:00SGT

NOTE: RSVPs and sign-ups will halt on Sat 10 Sept, 2pm. Membership signups will be available at our booth 30 mins before the screening at the venue, as well as limited tickets for walk-ins on a first come, first served basis.Singapore Silver Shorts is a special showcase by the Silver Arts Festival 2016. Two new commissioned shorts 'The Drum' by Ler Jiyuan, and 'Spring Again' by Ray Pang, will premiere as part of the showcase, together with three other acclaimed shorts by Royston Tan, Kelvin Tong and Gladys Ng. The programme is curated by The Filmic Eye.Total Runtime: 85 mins (with 20-min post-screening dialogue with selected filmmakers)THE DRUM (Newly Commissioned!)Dir. Ler JiyuanWriters: Dave Chua and Ler Jiyuan2016 | Singapore | Drama | 26 min | In English, Mandarin & Hokkien with English subtitles | PG'The Drum' follows the journey of Kang (Wang Yuqing), a recently retired man in his 60s dealing with the sudden onset of a later-life crisis. Through his journey, he learns that he must mend old conflicts and accept his new life, or risk losing himself in the emptiness of old age.BUNGA SAYANGDir. Royston Tan2015 | Singapore | Drama/Music | 15 min | In English and Malay with English subtitles | PGA boy comes home one day to take a bath, only to find out that his unit’s water supply has been cut. Desperate for water, he drops by his upstairs neighbour, an elderly Malay woman with a fondness for making kueh and listening to music. 'Bunga Sayang' is one of the seven short films in the '7 Letters' anthology produced in 2015 in celebration of SG50.SPRING AGAIN (Newly Commissioned!)Dir. Ray Pang2016 | Singapore | Drama/ Music | 11min | In Mandarin and Teochew with English subtitles | PG'Spring Again' is a romantic short film about a retired old lonely man, Tan, who goes out to find love again. While out on a date, he realises that wooing a lady is not as easy as it seems. Putting in 110% of effort, Tan steps up his game to impress.MY FATHER AFTER DINNERDir. Gladys Ng2015 | Singapore | Drama/Family | 15 min | In Mandarin with English subtitles | GThe preoccupations of modern life allow Ying to only come home late in the night, where dinner prepared by her father, awaits. What builds up is a portrait that magnifies in its minutiae of her father’s daily life, as well as the nuances of Asian familial love. 'My Father After Dinner' was presented the Best Singapore Short award at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival in 2015, and was screened as part of the Opening Film at the Singapore Chinese Film Festival in 2016.GRANDMA POSITIONING SYSTEM Dir. Kelvin Tong2015 | Singapore | Drama/Comedy | 18 min | In Mandarin and dialects with English subtitles | PGA young boy and his family travel to Johor each year during Qing Ming to pay respects to his late grandfather. The boy’s grandmother has the ritual of describing the changes in Singapore to her late husband every single visit, much to her family’s frustration. However, during one visit, the family’s attitude is changed by the boy’s actions. 'Grandma Positioning System' is one of the seven short films in the '7 Letters' anthology produced in 2015 in celebration of SG50.---For Peatix RSVPs, please be reminded to collect your tickets at our booth at the venue from 1:30-2:00pm. SFS reserves the right to release uncollected tickets to walk-in members who do not have a ticket after 2:00pm.Admission for SFS members with valid Individual Membership or Reel Card. You may bring up to 2 guests if you hold a SFS Reel Card. Non-members may sign up online or at our booth. No tickets will be sold. Our booth will open 30 mins before the screening time at the venue.For more information with regards to memberships, please click here.By signing up for a membership with the Singapore Film Society (SFS), you consent to having your Personal information collected. The Personal Information collected is for the purposes of membership management and to enable us to meet your needs as a member. SFS will not intentionally disclose individually identifiable personal information about our members to any third party without receiving the member’s consent. Your personal information may be stored with SFS service provider(s) under obligations of confidentiality solely of data processing/storage in relation to membership management.

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