2nd Singapore Short Cuts
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Friday, July 01, 2005
To the rest of us Singaporeans, these characters may seem stranger than
fiction : all-singing, all-dancing, all real patriots who would never be
invited to star in the main bill of National Day Parade at the Padang"
But each moment clicks, because, really, aren't we all in some
degree familiar with their yearning to be seen, heard, to be
acknowledged...especially so in Singapore?
- audience feedback posted on singaporegaga.com
SINGAPORE GAGA @ Substation 1-3 July
The latest work by award winning filmmaker Tan Pin Pin is a whimsical
portrait of Singapore through its music and sounds. It features performances
of train announcements ("Eating or drinking is not allowed on the stations
and trains"), Madrasah school cheers and avant garde toy pianist Margaret
Leng Tan amongst many others. Its a tapestry of montages, songs, and cinema
verite vignettes lovingly stitched together.
After playing to standing room only screenings at the Singapore
International Film Festival, Singapore GaGa screens at The Substation
"A wonderfully textured mediation" - Ong Sor Fern, Straits Times
"Singapore Gaga will have you swooning and guffawing through its stream of
eccentricities" - Filmasia.net
Friday, 1 July, 8pm
Saturday, 2 July, (2 screenings) 4pm, 8pm
Sunday, 3 July, (2 screenings) 4pm, 8pm
Tickets $9, $6 (conc)
Box office hours: Monday to Friday 12-8.30 pm (tel : 63377800)
Screenings will be preceded by a short film.
Friday's proceeds go to The Substation's Moving Images.
singaporegaga.com
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