Perspectives Film Festival 2019

Films

For Sama (2019)

NC16 (Some Mature Content)

Dir. Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts

A shatteringly powerful documentary about Assad’s inhumane regime in Aleppo, Syria.

Thu 24 Oct & Sun 27 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 8.00pm & 1.30pm respectively

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Night on Earth (1991)

M18 (Scene of Intimacy)

Dir. Jim Jarmusch

In five cities, five taxi drivers pick up passengers that spiral into dramatic encounters.

Fri 25 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 8.00pm

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After Life (1998)

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

After Life asks of us to reflect on our existence and relationships.

Sat 26 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 1.30pm

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The River (1951)

Dir. Jean Renoir

Harriet recalls her childhood days where she fell in love along the Ganges River.

Sat 26 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 4.30 pm

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Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)

NC16 (Some Violence)

Dir. Felipe Cazals

What was it like to climb up a mountain in Mexico 50 years ago?

Sat 26 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 8.00pm

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The Creatures (1966)

Dir. Agnés Varda

A genre-defying and mind-bending film, The Creatures blurs the lines between reality and fiction.

Sun 27 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 4:00 pm

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VAI (2019)

Dir. Various

Eight Pacific women across seven islands are linked by their relationships with water.

Sun 27 Oct | Oldham Theatre | 7.30pm

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Blog

Inside For Sama – A mother’s fight for normalcy amid the chaos of war; By Sherlyn Seah

Uncovering Canoa: A Shameful Memory – A powerful cautionary tale for present-day countries; By Letazia Chia Leshea

Beyond VAI – A Heartfelt Film by Pacific Women on Underrepresented Struggles; By Vernette Didier Chia

Pushing Boundaries with “Fresh and Edgy” Films; by Yap Shi Quan

A Director who Encounters and Tackles Intersections; by Shabana Begum

A Conversation with Tan Pin Pin

A Conversation with Ong Keng Sen

Off Script: Film Meets Improv; by Julia Tan

Singapore Cinema as National Cinema; by Edna Lim

The Layers of Adaptation (2002); by Meng Hui

Filming From A New Perspective: An Interview With Gina Kim

Breaking Asian stereotypes in Hollywood

PFF Recommends: 3 local films to watch on National Day

The Legend of James Dean, and why he still matters

The team

Perspectives is an annual arts event that features breakthrough films that are thematically curated. Now in its twelfth year, the festival is an annual practicum course run by the faculty of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI). Perspectives is organised by undergraduates from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and is the first student-run film festival in Singapore.