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Please click on the links for a brief synopsis of each film. Screening I Screening II Screening III Click here to find out about the ticketing details. There will be a meet-the-filmmakers session after Screenings I & II ================================== Lights Out When the lights go out in Singapore, these men make their way out onto the streets to sleep. Lights out documents the lives and struggles of 3 migrant workers as they live on the streets and shelters of Singapore waiting for a solution to their problems. Like many others, they came full of hope to but in turn found themselves caught in bureaucratic loop holes and broken promises made by illegal labour agents. They ended up with no work and lived months on the streets. With no money and nowhere to go to, they wait for their turn to go home. Lights Out was screened at Substation’s ‘First Takes’ in May 10. ================================== Migrant Dreams Each year, tens of thousands of migrant workers travel to Singapore hoping for a better life. Most of them pay large fees to agents who promise them work as labourers in the construction and shipping industries. When the economy was booming, those promises were largely fulfilled. But as a global recession takes hold, horror stories are emerging. ================================== Foreign Dreams About a letter home written by an Indian construction worker. Foreign Dreams was awarded the Silver Crow bar at the prestigious Singapore Student Creative Awards 2002 and has been screened in film festivals around the world. ================================== Promises in December “Promises In December” surrounds two main characters; an Indonesian domestic helper and a Singaporean taxi driver. Individually from different backgrounds, they share similar expectations through their struggle, searching for ideals of life in Singapore. On a December day, their lives interweaved abruptly revealing the sacrifices each of them must face. ================================== Bandhobi (Korean with English Subtitles)
Min-suh is a lonely high schooler. Her single mother is busy dating younger men and her friends are busy preparing for university. She takes care of herself through a part-time job that doesn’t cover the bills. Sick of her mother’s love affairs, she sometimes runs away from home. ================================== Confluence of Lands In Singapore’s Little India, a small minimart on Desker Road offers a moment of insight into the stories of migrant workers from different lands who will otherwise never cross paths if not for the dual workings of mercantile job agents and constrictive government policies. Through a Bangladeshi man's minimart we witness the remarkable diversity of everyday life in this small corner of the world. The minimart, like so many other places in the lives of the migrant workforce in Singapore, represents a literal confluence of lands, a coming together of the many different faces and spaces of our migrant histories, presents and futures. ================================== Special Pass Special Pass is a documentary about a group of foreign workers in Singapore who attempt to seek shelter and support themselves financially despite being jobless. Winner of the Singapore Short Film Awards, Singapore, Best Documentary Award. ================================== Durai & Saro Droves of men and women from neighbouring Asian countries make up this transient work force and take up low-paying jobs- most men in the labour market, and women as domestic helpers. Many come looking to save their families from poverty. This invisible population contributes largely to the country’s stellar growth and ability to remain competitive in the global economy. Unfortunately, a growing number live on the fringes of Singapore’s society, receiving little or no payment from their employers. They face exploitation and suffer physical as well as mental abuse. Durai & Saro highlights the plight and loneliness of foreign workers in Singapore, the story revolving around the platonic relationship shared by Durai, an Indian construction worker and Saro, a Filipino domestic helper. |
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