A Peek at Time | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12022-10-30T23:03:37+08:00PeatixThe SubstationA Peek at Timetag:peatix.com,2022:event-33153162022-09-28T20:00:00SGT2022-09-28T20:00:00SGTThe Substation is proud to present film programme series, A Peek at Time curated by Ghazi Alqudcy, as part of SeptFest 2022: uproot | rootless. Date: 28th - 30th September, 2022Venue: Alliance Française de SingapourAddress: 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130Sessions:Day 1 - House: Wednesday, 28th September - 8:00pmDay 2 - Land: Thursday, 29th September – 8:00pmDay 3 - People: Friday, 30th September – 8:00pmTicket: $15 per dayProgram Synopsis:A community is a familiar thread used to bring people together to advocate and support each other in the fight to overcome those threats. Communities are an essential part of our society, because we all depend and interact with each other. But as time pass, community evolves – for the better or worst. Evolution of a particular social community can be represented as a sequence of events (changes) following each other in the successive time frames within the temporal social network. As individuals, we are told that we are nothing without our roots, and so we need to find our roots, which we do in our community, among “our people.” It is important to remember your roots because this tells you where you came from and what your customs and traditions were.A Peek at Time is a film program made out of 3 screenings. It lays out stories that tell personal, societal, political and cultural journey to uproot or being lost in the journey of being rootless. Audience will follow through the journey of the characters or social actors as they navigate through time, hustling their way to find meaning in living within a community – or not. The 3 screenings will be guided with the following thematic approach: House, Land and People.Programme Director Bio:Ghazi Alqudcy holds a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from film.factory, an intensive programme created by the Hungarian film director Béla Tarr. He has produced more than 55 short films, which screened at various film festivals in Europe and Asia. In 2014, he produced a feature length omnibus documentary “Lost in Bosnia” – a collective poem about the act of filmmaking at a critical, (film-)historical moment. His directorial debut feature film, “Temporary Visa”, was awarded Best Film (Discovery Section) at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona. Ghazi is currently a senior lecturer at the School of Arts, Sunway University (Malaysia).Day 1 - HouseDate: Wednesday, 28th September 2022 - 8:00pm (with 30 mins Q&A with moderator/local film maker, Wesley Leon Aroozoo)Total Running time: 102 minsFeatured Films:Enthusiasts directed by Gonzalo Escobar Moora (Columbia) [Rated: PG]Investigations of a Dog directed by Aleksandra Niemczyk (Poland) [Rated: PG]Woman at Home directed by Megan Wonowidjoyo (Singapore) [Rated: PG]A Letter from Quarantine to Ollie Dot Marshall who will be 25 in the Year of 2043 directed by Patrick Marshal (USA) [Rated: PG]Iruthi Varai (Till the End) directed by Vesant Nair (Malaysia) [Rated: PG]A Boring Film directed by Mahde Hassan (Bangladesh) [Rated: G]Andrew Keegan is Moving directed by Justine Harbonnier (France/Canada)Synopsis:This program examines the function of a house and the people who live within it. Enthusiasts explores a young couple embarks on a journey of uncertainties as they discuss on purchasing a house in Columbia. Investigations of a dog sees an unusual interpretation of Kafka’s eponymous short story of the same title where loneliness is assuaged, a house in the Balkan challenges the limits of hospitality and friendship tested by a guest. We are then presented with mundaneness of a Woman at home through her household chores while waiting for her husband, who is frequently absent from home because of business. We are then presented with a film that is self-explanatory though the title, A letter from quarantine to Ollie Dot Marshall who will be 25 in the year of 2043. Till the end, we meet a couple who felt the absence of their children but find ways to free themselves from that loneliness. Still on the topic of quarantine, a man who attempts to get out from the chaos of construction and finds quietness at the zoo through A Boring Film. To sum it up, we see Andrew Keegan is Moving through the beautiful yet painful landscape.Day 2 - LandDate: Thursday, 29th September 2022 - 8:00pm (with 30 mins Q&A with moderator/local film maker, Wesley Leon Aroozoo)Total Running Time: 103 minsFeatured Films:Anak Seletar (Children of Seletar) directed by Firdaus Balam (Malaysia) [Rated: PG]Zapping Cuba directed by Marta Hernaiz Pidal (Mexico) [Rated: PG]Horta directed by Pilar Palomero (Spain) [Rated: G]Away directed by Tang Kang Sheng (Singapore) [Rated: PG]Ailleurs (Somewhere) directed by Melody Boulissiere (France) [Rated: G]Synopsis:The program examines the function of space within a community and the need of it for the community to exist. Through the perspective of young kids, Anak Seletar documents their daily life of these Seletar kids and how they feel about the relocation of the village. Zapping Cuba offers the observation of a female director, venturing into the streets of Cuba by observing life, walls, communities and many more. We then take slower steps to examine the passage of time seen Horta and the honest expression of a loss. And when we are overseas, a phone call may bring us joy or sadness. We sit beside a lady who goes through a rollercoaster ride of emotions as she is far, far, far Away. And far perhaps is never to far as we see the journey of a man going through other land through the short animation Ailleurs.Day 3 - PeopleDate: Friday, 30th September 2022 - 8:00pm (with 30 mins Q&A with moderator/local film maker, Wesley Leon Aroozoo)Total Running Time: 89 minsFeatured Films:The Brother directed by Lea Triboulet (France) [Rated: PG]Siblings directed by Tang Kang Sheng (Singapore) [Rated: PG]Tempat Letak Kereta (Parking Lot) directed by Muhammade Firdaus & Hannan Syed (Malaysia) [Rated: PG]Dobro (Fine) directed by Marta Hernaiz Pidal (Mexico) [Rated: PG]NOĆ (Night) directed by Pilar Palomero (Spain) [Rated: PG]Ngompat directed by Adam Zainal (Malaysia) [Rated: PG]Reflections of a Housewife directed by Alena Kristine Yeo (Singapore) [Rated: PG]SynopsisThis program examines the faces, the characters, the attributes and the love that they give to each other to co-exist within the same community. The Brother offers an emotional ride as we see three sisters cope with the loss of their brother. Siblings sees a brother and a sister confronting each other as they question each other’s absence. We are then presented with a whimsical observation of the people living at a public housing flat in Johor Bahru through the film Tempat letak kereta (Parking Lot). What seems like an endless flight at the courtyard of a house between two women of different social castes ends up well in Dobro. As the Night enters, a woman picks up her strength to prepare a meal for her daughter despite grieving. In the film Ngompat, we are entertained with the introduction to the act of gossiping. The role of a mother is then examined through the film Reflections of a Housewife as we see the mother putting her family first before herself. The Substation would like to thank the following for their partnership and kind contributions:Alliance Française de SingapourBlackCraneSupported by:National Arts CouncilArts FundUpdatestag:peatix.com,2022-09-28 05:37:012022-09-28 05:37:01The event description was updated. Diff#1268940Updatestag:peatix.com,2022-09-28 05:25:132022-09-28 05:25:13The event description was updated. Diff#1268934Updatestag:peatix.com,2022-09-28 05:24:272022-09-28 05:24:27The event description was updated. Diff#1268932Updatestag:peatix.com,2022-09-28 05:23:442022-09-28 05:23:44The event description was updated. Diff#1268931Updatestag:peatix.com,2022-08-31 11:17:112022-08-31 11:17:11The event description was updated. Diff#1256153Updatestag:peatix.com,2022-08-17 06:55:292022-08-17 06:55:29The event description was updated. Diff#1250333