Women in Film 2023: Antiphony | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12023-10-16T17:02:45+08:00PeatixObjectifsWomen in Film 2023: Antiphonytag:peatix.com,2023:event-36732822023-09-16T14:30:00SGT2023-09-16T14:30:00SGTSat 16 Sep 2023, 2.30pm - 5pmCurated by Phoebe PuaVenue: Chapel Gallery, ObjectifsRating: M18 (Some Disturbing Scenes and Nudity)Standard: $10 / Objectifs Members: $8 (please note that ID may be verified at the door)In Asia, horror speaks in many voices. Antiphony aims to coax the echoes of existential dreams and dread to the fore by bringing together six short films penned and directed by women filmmakers. These works delve into the disquieting fracturing of bodies, languages, and psyches, presenting a vision of horror cinema in Asia that is as existentially unsettling as it is profound. The structure of the programme, which pairs films from different countries, is meant to create unlikely conversations and highlight unexpected transnational affinities. As each film calls to the other, a chorus emerges and amplifies harmonies that might otherwise go unheard. - Phoebe Pua, Programme CuratorThe screening is part of Objectifs' annual Women in Film and Photography showcase.For this programme, each film diptych will be immediately followed by/paired with a 10-minute response by Shelby Kho, Sasha Han, and Benjamin Yap respectively, who were participants in SGIFF’s Youth Critics Programme 2022. The screening will then wrap up with a closing statement by Phoebe Pua, the programme’s curator.---1. WasteThe first pair, Call Me Mrs Chan and Diary of Cattle, presents an unflinching examination of waste and its permanence. With viscerally pungent imagery and unwavering attention, these films compel the spectator to witness the afterlife of our cast-offs and the souls who glean life from them, whether through repetitious labour or meager sustenance. Coaxed along by Mrs Chan's persistent voiceover and the silent stares of cattle, these films will burrow into and linger in your gut.《叫我陳太》Call Me Mrs Chan by Chan Hau Chun and Chui Chi Yin / PG / 16minNo one knows the slope of a refuse chute, the angle a worker bends to pick up a garbage bag. No one heard the noise from the refuse room, is it the glass broken or the worker fallen? 10 years of collecting the waste, being disrespected, having a sore waist and an aching back. It is a degrading job, but I will still go on.Diary of Cattle by Lidia Afrilita & David Darmadi / PG / 17 min 31 secEvery morning hundreds of cows are herded to a landfill site. They make it their home; they eat, nap, play, and mate here while having to keep themselves safe from the excavators and bulldozers that plow around the site. If not careful, a cow might lose its life here, killed by the heavy machines or trapped under tons of trash. Despite all the risks, this practice has been around for many years as their owners save the trouble of looking for pasture and instead rely on human food waste to feed them. While some cows are lucky enough to have a barn to return to in the afternoon, some have to spend the night here because the owner lives far away from the site. Regardless, all these rubbish-eating cows will share the same destiny under the butcher’s knife.2. SplitThe second pair, Persona and Dikit, share an experimental approach to female identity and monstrosity. They interrogate the self, oscillating between the familiar and the grotesque, and prompt re-evaluation of feminine self-perception. To watch these films is to witness spirited acts one commits against one’s own inner child.Gakjil (Persona) by Moon Sujin / NC16 / 6min 45secThe process of being encroached by the persona.Dikit by Gabriela Serrano / PG13 / 16 minLiving in isolation and yearning for human connection, a woman afflicted with a dark curse develops an obsession with her new neighbours: a young couple with a secret of their own. As the days pass, she begins to witness happenings between them that ultimately force her to confront her monstrous nature, and perhaps even save a life in the process. Loosely based on a lost silent film by Jose Nepomuceno, Dikit reimagines a classic Philippine folklore tale into a contemporary diptych of feminine bodies, rage, and freedom. 3. BodiesThe third pair, Nameless Syndrome and Vinegar Baths, depict women’s bodies in medical facilities. Subject to invasive practices of examination, the female body has its boundaries repeatedly interrogated and disrupted. The films begin with rituals of examination, unfold in sonic mastication of the female body, and end with desperate searches for legibility in medical diagnoses.Nameless Syndrome (patch version) by Cha Jeamin / NC16 / 24minNameless Syndrome (patch version) concerns the constant reduction of the self through digitization. Often unidentifiable illnesses are dismissed as trivial or psychological, yet there is a growing number of women suffering from conditions that are overseen by society that holds medical science as the ultimate truth. Rather than relying on body imaging during diagnoses for such patients, it is more important to listen the patients’ particular use of language. Medical imaging does not always guarantee empirical veracity.Vinegar Baths by Amanda Nell Eu / M18 / 14minA tired and overworked nurse at the maternity ward finds joy when she is alone roaming the hospital corridors at night. It's the time when she can finally eat.---Stay tuned to our website for more information on related programes held as part of the Women in Film and Photography showcase.Updatestag:peatix.com,2023-09-07 03:25:062023-09-07 03:25:06The event description was updated. Diff#1420093Updatestag:peatix.com,2023-08-20 13:18:262023-08-20 13:18:26The event description was updated. Diff#1411744Updatestag:peatix.com,2023-08-20 12:37:052023-08-20 12:37:05The event description was updated. Diff#1411739