A Film Screening jointly presented by Objectifs Films and Sinema Old School

Aug 2, Sat: 6pm
Aug 3, Sun: 9.15pm
Aug 10, Sun: 5pm

Sinema Old School
11 Mount Sophia
11B #B1-12

Tickets: $6 / $5 student concession
For tickets: Call 6336 9707 or email oldschool@sinema.sg

For more details: www.sinema.sg/oldschool/

Selected Awards and Festivals:
• Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006
• Official Selection, Bangkok International Film Festival 2006
• Official Selection, Malaysian Video Awards 2005
• In Competition, Festival of Three Continents 2005, Nantes
• Firecracker Showcase of Asian Films, 2005, London

Singapore Gaga © Tan Pin Pin

SINGAPORE GAGA (2005)
55 min / Documentary / Singapore
Director: Tan Pin Pin
[English & Mandarin with English subtitles]

Synopsis:
Using mass displays like the National Day Parade, school cheers and public announcements as well as performances by harmonica virtuoso Yew Hong Chow, avant garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan and itinerant buskers, we discover Singaporeans’ complex relationship with Singapore. This documentary touches on the desire to be heard, to be seen and to belong, both to Singapore and to the present. Singapore Gaga has received rave reviews from the local media.

Director’s Bio:
Tan Pin Pin is writer/director whose works have won numerous awards including a Student Academy Award for her documentary, Moving House. Her television credits include Afterlife, which received two Asian Television Awards. She is co-founder of the Fly By Night Video Challenge, a 48-hour filmmaking challenge, in Singapore.