This short film follows Alex as she navigates grief and uncovers the circumstances around the loss of a loved one. Mysterious and profoundly personal, “City of Gold” by Singaporean-Burmese filmmaker Eze is a solemn and deeply intimate look at the promises and perils of the migrant Singapore Dream. Credits: Camera Operator: Shirree Chee Co-Editor: Chris Yeo Cast: Pearl Myet Che, Cherry Khine, War Lay Special Thanks: Lee Min-Wei, Kee Ya Ting, Ryan Tan New Naratif, in collaboration with BEBESEA, invited members of migrant communities in or from Southeast and East Asia, individually or collectively, to pitch their ideas for original creative works telling stories of migration across these regions. Submit your creative works and engage with New Naratif x BEBESEA Story Fellowship works from previous years on newnaratif.com/story-fellowship. New Naratif is a movement to democratise democracy in Southeast Asia. Follow us: New Naratif Discusses on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewNaratif Instagram: https://instagram.com/newnaratif Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewNaratif Facebook: https://facebook.com/NewNaratif TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@newnaratif Linktree: https://linktr.ee/NewNaratif Website: https://newnaratif.com Subscribe to our Weekly Naratif newsletter for more updates: https://bit.ly/NNweekly

For those living in intolerant environments, and who lack the resources to obtain other housing, a safe space is a fragile idea. Through the narratives of three individuals, this hybrid documentary film by Charmaine Poh is a meditation on the meaning of a space and the comfort of chosen family. Care, and the many ways it is typically given or received, continues to be one of the many aspects of life that has been windswept by the pandemic. With all of the changes to the various ways we access a space or a community to experience support, Poh explains: “I was interested in exploring ideas of safety and of the threads that bind people outside of a nuclear family. It felt important to depict relationships that don't fit neatly into categories. When you find a chosen family, it can be platonic, romantic, and familial, all at once.”... Continue reading on nowness.asia: https://www.nowness.asia/story/kin-safe-spaces-for-queer-people #Queer #Family #Relationships _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://www.nowness.asia Behind the scenes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nownessasia Like NOWNESS ASIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nownessasia Follow NOWNESS ASIA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nownessasia Staff Picks on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/nowness

Thank you everyone who has asked for a link and password to our film post the Oberhausen ISFF FIPRESCI award. We are happy to share it with you privately. It’s just as its meant to be an immersive, surround sound experience, we much prefer that you wait and see it live. We have however put together a little trailer that gives at least a sense of the atmosphere if not all the layers. SYNOPSIS This film is one part of a long-term engagement with Tanglin Halt, one of Singapore’s oldest social housing estates, which runs alongside a former railway track. The railway was owned by the Malaysian state until 2011, meaning that a ten-meter-wide zone of indeterminate-governance ran through the heart of Singapore for fifty years, playing host to a fecundity of more-than-human activities. Ornithologists have observed 105 species of birds in this patch. However, the land along the tracks is being repurposed as green corridor park through a new biotech and media hub. Once-famous modern housing blocks are being demolished and low-income residents relocated elsewhere. Unofficial tree shrines, community farms and gathering places have been cleared. Our repeated returns to this contested site aim to trace remaining fragments of calls, echoes, shadows memories and transformative encounters that still animate this zone, like shadows through leaves. FIPRESCI JURY STATEMENT "The film offers an artistic and investigative exploration resulting in a fascinating perceptive experience. While creating a cinematic atmosphere, it reflects on urban and eco-social transformations from human and more-than-human relationships. In this way, Like Shadows Through Leaves allows us to think of cinema as an aesthetic tool that questions, resists, and reimagines the relationships between culture and climate change.”

A granddaughter decides to reach out to her grandfather while his experiences of recent heart-breaking events tether on the edge of his memories. Director: Soh Lixia 苏俐霞 Screenplay: Ang Wei Cong 洪维聪, Soh Lixia 苏俐霞 Producers: Clement You 尤鸿奕, Soh Lixia 苏俐霞 Starring: Hazelle Teo 张颖双, Danny Yeo 杨英亲 1st Assistant Director: Amanda Tan 陈诗敏 Script Supervisor: Ang Wei Cong 洪维聪 Production Manager: Ryan Leau 廖康宇 Director of Photography: Clement You 尤鸿奕 Camera Assistant: Toh Xinli 卓欣莉 Location Sound Recordist: Cheng Lijie 程礼杰 Art Director: Rachel Ann Monteiro 瑞琦 BTS: Maya Astrida 郭慧琪 Editor: Allycia Chew 周诗敏 Colorist: Eugene Seah 佘家亮 Sound Designer: Cheng Lijie 程礼杰 Re-Recording Mixer: Cheng Lijie 程礼杰

An ode to growth in its many forms. Directed, Written & Co-Produced by Lee Min-Wei Shot & Co-Produced by Soh Lixia Choreographed, Performed & Narrated by Sabrina Sng Edited by Bea Young Coloured by Stephanie Park VO Recording by Artwave Studio

https://rebrand.ly/WhoWeR Follow Dru: http://facebook.com/druchenmusic http://twitter.com/druchenmusic http://instagram.com/druchenmusic Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now (who we are right now) Don't ask me why And I'll tell you no more lies And I won't have to be that guy Who let you down Cause words can fool the heart And pain can tear apart I think it's time that we both grew up Or else no one wins Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now And as the waves come crashing down Over our heads Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now And as we tear our idols down To begin again So fate has led us here And I've paid a price, so dear Could it be I'm getting near To a purpose? 'Cause words can fool the heart And sometimes love is not enough To find our way out of the dark To a purpose Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now And as the waves come crashing down Over our heads Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now And as we tear our idols down To begin again Na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na Na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na Well we were who we were back then But we are who we are right now Director: Jayden Tan (HeadQuartors) Director of Photography: Soh Li Xia 1st Camera Assist: Joey Tay Gaffer: Khairul Hafizh Grip: Javen Leong Production Assistant: Charmaine Ow Stills & Behind-the-Scenes: Jason Ho Stylist: Liyana Norman, Zacchaeus Ng Hair: Xavier Ho, Blow+Bar Makeup: Melyssa Goh , Liyana Norman Cake: Inch Chua Supported by Camera Rental Centre Written by Paul McMurray, Andrew Chen & Jesse Bear Produced by Jesse Bear & Dru Chen Mixed by Ben Lam Mastered by Tony "Jack The Bear" Mantz Choir: Benjamin Kheng, Geoff Ong, Jesse Bear, Ebany Zhang, Melyssa Goh Additional percussion, sound design: Evanturetime © 2020 Dru Chen Music Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized Duplication Is A Violation Of Applicable Laws.

Dru Chen performing “Replay (Acoustic)” ©️℗ 2021 Dru Chen, Yung Lee Records Listen to the “Replay”: http://tinyurl.com/ReplayDruChen Follow Dru Chen: http://instagr.am/druchenmusic Creative Direction and Cinematography: Lixia Soh Set Designer: Chia Wei Ling Camera Assistant: Joey Tay Title by: Priscilla Quek Stylist: Zahin Ali Special thanks to Converse, Swee Lee, Blow+Bar Management by LINCH x Yung Lee Records Produced by Shaik Syasya, Dex Wong, Joel Tan Written by Jesse Bear, Andrew Chen, Kathy Hinch, Joel Tan Produced, mixed & mastered by Dru Chen

Suffocated by societal expectations, the girl was a butterfly trapped in a cocoon. Is solitude the only time where she only truly be free? Starring: Denise Teo Music: "Revive" by Kumali Producer: Clement You Director: Soh Lixia Assistant Director: Ryan Leau Director of Photography: Clement You Grip: Ryan Leau Offline Editor: Soh Lixia Colorist: Eugene Seah Sound Design, Re-Recording Mixer: Cheng Lijie Equipment Used: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K DJI Ronin S Cinema DNG RAW 4:1, UHD 4K ISO 400, 3200 Canon nFD 24mm f2, Canon FD 50mm f1.4 SSC Mitakon Zhongyi FD-M43 Lens Turbo II