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Produced by Royston Tan
Debut films by Liao Jie Kai, Kirsten Tan, He Shuming, Jun Chong, Eva Tang

Nocturne by Liao Jie Kai
Loved the interesting twist made by narration style. Tells of a husband who escaped into the jungle during the height of Communism in Singapore and government efforts to flush them out. Shock to see the behind the scenes portraying the vulnerability of actors and actresses. And filming of a filming set. And seeing Boo Junfeng on set!

Wu Song Sha Sao by Kirsten Tan
Love the contemporary feel of this old tradition - opera. With pool tables, jaggermeister and techno, fine art and digital reality

Letters From The Motherland by He Shuming
Had a hard time trying to keep up with this due to difference in moving image, reading subtitles and listening to Hainanese. It was slow moving and tells of two brothers. The Singaporean brother funds the study of his niece in China, while the other brother raises six children. Based on a true story.

Ke by Jun Chong
The entrance song caught me! And expression on the woman's face, of exasperation and tiredness and despair. Camera pans out to this cemetery amongst HDB - Shuang Ming? She can't find her grandfather's grave and there were no records in the temple. It reminds me of the time we went into the uncut and untrimmed first in Bidadari but couldn't find our great grand grave either. We gave up. Roots disappearing.

The Veiled Willow by Eva Tang
This was pretty good too. In the depiction of declining traditions and culture due to Westernisation. And all that Cantonese food - yam ring, stuff with that salted egg in the center, veiled willow, chicken... And surrounded by a love story between a Chef and his beau, who refuses to marry him for fear of talk by others. When Chef Tam's first wife was still alive, she was always jealous of this lady. She becomes a "ma jie" and devoted her time and life to Second Wife. The irony of it!