Fresh reels from the next generation of filmmakers in Singapore
Held in conjunction with the Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator
Chapel Gallery, Objectifs
16 to 19 Jul 2025
Ticket prices (per screening programme)
Single concession ticket (student) – $6 (please note that ID may be verified at the door)
Single general ticket – $10
Pair general tickets – $18
Watch All 4 Programmes Package!
Single concession ticket (student) – $20 (please note that ID may be verified at the door)
Single general ticket – $35
Held in conjunction with the Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator, FreshTake! is a short film programme featuring works by current students from Singapore, or were graduates (between Jan 2024 to Mar 2025) who had completed their films while enrolled as a full-time student. This year, FreshTake! once again uncovers varied perspectives from the next generation of filmmakers in Singapore by presenting a range of films dealing with the broad concerns that today’s youths have regarding their future and environment, the use of love as a vehicle to explore societal concerns, as well as the ways in which creative use of humour, suspense, and even fantastical myths are able to elicit different audience responses.
Programmes I, II, and III will each be accompanied by a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers.
This year, FreshTake! will also include a Special Programme – Kopi O Kosong. This screening is one of the culminating outcomes of the 2025 Objectifs x Asian Film Archive Film Programmers’ Lab, and was programmed by 2 of the Lab’s participants: Pan Jia Qi and EXYL.
More information about the Special Programme – Kopi O Kosong will be released soon.
Overall Screening Schedule (Main Programme)
I. Beneath the Noise (Wed 16 Jul, 7.30pm – 9pm | Programme rating: TBC)
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II. Myth & Mayhem (Thu 17 Jul, 7.30pm – 8.30pm | Programme rating: TBC)
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III. Love in Frame (Fri 18 Jul, 7.30pm – 9pm | Programme rating: TBC)
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Find out more information about Programmes I, II, and III below.
I. BENEATH THE NOISE | 16 JUL 2025, 7.30 to 9PM (Programme rating: TBC)
What concerns are currently preoccupying the minds of youths in our midst? From contemplations on matters of the natural environment, to the almost universal and existential worries that accompany the transitory phases of student/young adult life, this lineup opens a window to the issues that lie front and centre for them.
Fading Frequencies by Wayne Lim / NTU WKW / 8 mins / 2024
In an endeavour to reconnect with nature, a field recordist inadvertently documents the audible effects of climate change.
Head Above Water by Aiden Choy / School of the Arts / 8 mins / 2024
Caught up in the fast flow of life, a fresh high school graduate ignores the looming pressures of university, instead seeking escapism through his companion.
Looking In by Fok En Yi / NTU ADM / 12 mins / 2024
Looking In is a short psychological drama that follows Eden, a fresh university student plunged into her new, strange environment. Whilst aching for something familiar, she meets a boy in the opposite-facing window of her hall who offers a warm smile, which she takes as an invitation to establish and evolve their newfound “connection” – all in her head.
When that is snatched away just as quickly as it came, Eden falls into despair at her fantasy breaking apart as she is forced to confront the reality of her obsession and her true feelings.
Monsoon Season by Shaik Aqeel / Anglo-Chinese School (International) / 10 mins / 2025
monsoon season is a collection of two short films – millipede and nature reserve 2025 – that explores ourselves through the relationship we have with the natural world. Stitching together the adolescence of the director and other young people, monsoon season is a complex meditation on finding space for oneself through nature and the unnatural, the formed and the formless.
Overgrown by Ema Tan / School of the Arts / 8 mins / 2024
A woman encounters her younger self in a dream that forces her to reckon with the loss of her childhood home.
Straightfaced Nonsense by Chong Ya Hui / LASALLE College of the Arts / 4 mins / 2024
Film information pending
II. MYTH & MAYHEM | 17 JUL 2025, 7.30 TO 8.30PM (Programme rating: TBC)
Camera, lights, mayhem! How do young filmmakers make creative use of humour, suspense, and even rewoven myths to elicit emotions from their audience? Come find out from this lineup that promises laughs, thrills, and poignant moments.
Godspeed Film by Lim Jiang Wei Joel / LASALLE College of the Arts / 6 mins / 2025
Karter Thevar is a budding filmmaker. He dreams of making films in the vein of Werner Herzog and Michael Moore. One day, he decides to make his magnum opus: a poetic documentary. With the help of his friends Li Hui and Dhaarsini, he sets out to film the greatest film that will ever be made. But when things start going south on shoot, will Karter be able to salvage the film?
The Endless Loop by Mirrah Nisrina Binte Hairul / ITE / 6 mins / 2025
After a long day, Kai returns home and finds a strange note warning there’s no escape. Dismissing it as a prank, he enters the lift, only to become trapped in a repeating cycle. No matter what he tries to do, he can’t break free. Will he ever escape this endless loop?
The Search for Singapore's Cryptid by Daniel Hanz and Miguel Tuason / LASALLE College of the Arts / 2 mins / 2024
In a Cryptozoology club meet-up, two members representing Singapore attempt to find evidence of local mythical creatures before the presentation’s deadline. It is only when all hope seems lost that they find out that the statue of the Merlion is alive, and attempt to capture evidence before the creature harms them.
Rush by Avijit Saha / Singapore American School / 3 mins / 2024
In this action-comedy, an agent races against time to upload sensitive files, but things take a chaotic turn when he’s pursued by a group of baddies. Armed with unconventional weapons like a cowbell bat and Pokémon, he makes a daring escape through the streets, only finding safety when he reaches the MRT — leaving the baddies stranded, unable to follow without their EZ-link cards.
Pyan by Hillary Soe Naung / LASALLE College of the Arts / 9 mins / 2024
There was once a prosperous kingdom under the sea, where mermaids lived happily, until the fairies raised them to the surface. That was when the mermaid Hlaine was captured, kept in a tank within a museum, forced to perform tricks for the fairies’ entertainment.
As centuries passed, the mermaids raised to the surface grew legs and learnt to live among fairies. Mae, a young girl on an overnight school trip to the museum meets Hlaine and becomes enamoured with mermaid culture. Might this be Hlaine’s chance to return home?
III. LOVE IN FRAME | 18 JUL 2025, 7.30PM to 9PM (Programme rating: TBC)
Love wears many faces. Explore the complex spectrum of love in its romantic and familial forms through this lineup, where young filmmakers offer their unique lens into what it means to care, to connect, and to let go.
Love Quest by Tan Si Ying, Kevia / NTU WKW / 7 mins / 2024
Love Quest is a performative desktop documentary exploring the complexities of modern dating. Using The Sims, a sandbox game that allows players to freely interact with the game world, the dating experiences of two app users are reconstructed, blurring the boundaries between digital simulation and reality. By merging real-life interactions with digital platform elements to create a dystopian-like reality, the film reflects the gamified nature of modern dating. Through this lens, Love Quest questions whether something as delicate as love can truly be found online.
My Popo's Favourite Colour is Yellow by Winnie Chua / Yale-NUS / 6 mins / 2025
A girl journeys through moments long left behind, to retrace colours and textures of her grandmother’s home— only to find those memories flawed and misunderstood.
Drifting through disappearing neighbourhoods on car and bus rides, she finds herself amidst fields of shifting watercolours and emotive strokes on yellow post-it notes. They unravel, blur, and collapse into ephemeral fragments of a recalled landscape— a home once so familiar, yet no longer exists.
In its meditation on memory’s multiple facets and subjectivity, these hazy vignettes recreate lost sensibilities of warmth the artist holds closely to her heart, out of love for her grandmother.
Tilam by Taylor Ong / NTU WKW & NUS / 25 mins / 2024
Siti has devoted herself towards preparing her 7-year-old son Aqil – who has autism – for an upcoming psychology assessment; this assessment will dictate if Aqil will qualify for a mainstream primary school. Her family has also been dealing with a bedbug infestation. Despite her husband’s financial worries and her mother-in-law’s frustration at Aqil’s inability to speak Malay, Siti is bent on sending Aqil to a mainstream primary school.
However, Aqil fails the assessment despite his savant-like memory. Compounded with the recurrent bedbug infestation, Siti loses her temper at a distressed Aqil. It is only when Aqil makes a small act of kindness towards her and the bed bugs that Siti is touched by his empathy, finally putting down her pride as a mother and deciding to send Aqil to a special education school.
Mahsuri by Nashrudin Bin Shariffudin / LASALLE College of the Arts / 6 mins / 2024
Falsely accused of infidelity, Mahsuri, a woman of grace and purity, faces betrayal and death, leaving behind a curse that will haunt the village for generations.
Shot in evocative black-and-white and presented as a silent film, Mahsuri pays homage to early cinema and bangsawan theatre (a form of Malay operatic theatre), where folklore tales were brought to life on stage. The film’s soundtrack blends electronic music with traditional Malay sounds, creating a unique fusion that bridges past and present while reinforcing the tale’s enduring legacy.
Felt by Victoria Khine and Tiara Tamilselvan / School of the Arts / 8 mins / 2024
When a high school couple nearing graduation realises they may not align in every timeline, they have to face reality—and then some.
