MMSD AUGUST 2023: CARTOONS UNDERGROUND

Program duration: 61:18 minutes

PROGRAM NOTE

Animation is a unique cinematic medium that can invite audiences into strange, evocative and fantastical worlds and stories. In collaboration with Cartoons Underground, Singapore’s leading independent animation festival, this programme showcases a collection of award-winning animated short films that have screened in past editions of the festival. Through an eclectic range of techniques (2D handdrawn, stop-motion, 3D) and storytelling approaches, these films by Singapore animation filmmakers provide a glimpse into their fantasies, worries, dreams and reflections, while seeking to push the boundaries of this artform.

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SCREENING SCHEDULE

BALI

SENIN, 14 AGUSTUS 2023, 19:30 – 21:00 WITA
+ Sesi DISKUSI DENGAN FILMMAKER DAN PROGRAMMER
MASH DENPASAR art-house cinema
Jl. Pulau Madura No. 3 Denpasar
Maps: https://minikino.org/mashdenpasar

TANGERANG

JUMAT, 25 AGUSTUS 2023, 19:00 – 20:30 WIB
POPCORN CINEMA CLUB (POPSICLE)
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Ged. B ruang B612 (Cinema Room)
Jl. Scientia Boulevard, Tangerang, Banten
Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/g55e3g5wnxrv3DCGA

CIREBON

SABTU, 26 AGUSTUS 2023, 19:00 – 20:30 WIB
CINEMA CIREBON
Beranda Sarumban
Jl. Dr. Setiabudi no. 27 Cirebon
Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/yfv3h52p4hf57e4HA

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FILM LIST

WATERMELON PLEASE // Lim Jia Ying  / Singapore / 2022 / Animation / 03:38 // A young man experiences a chain of events which lead him to think about his own impending end.

STRANGE OCCURRENCES: BUKIT KELABU // Wong Shi Teng, Gloria Yeo, Hana Lee / Singapore / 2021 / Animation / 07:39 // Strange Occurrences: Bukit Bulabu is a fictional ghost documentary, involving an underlying family history, done in stop motion.

GO INSIDE // Annie Hung, Joanne Poh / Singapore / 2022 / Animation / 01:55 // Two lovers are making out but one of them accidentally swallows the other.

THE STORY OF CHAOS // Quek Yu Qing / Singapore / 2021/ Animation / 04:17 //  A student’s imaginative rendition of the ancient Taoist legend of Chaos is criticised by her teacher. Two parallel narratives run through the film: the quashing of the student’s creativity and the death of Chaos in the legend. This stop-motion film underscores the contemporary relevance of Taoist wisdom by cautioning against dogmatism and the disregard for the natural way of things.

CUBED // Xue Enge / Singapore / 2018 / Animation / 03:56 // A man with a Rubik’s Cube for a head tries to connect with others. When he fails, he tries again. When he fails again, he runs away.

WHAT HAS TO BE // Jerrold Chong / Singapore / 2018 / Animation / 10:45 // Husband and Wife grapple with the tragic death of their firstborn as they await the arrival of their second.

WOMEN IN RAGE // Chen Yanyun, Sara Chong / Singapore / 2020 / Animation / 05:00 // Women in Rage’ imagines the anger of mythical female monstrosities from whom we have inherited the figure of the supernatural woman.

FULL CIRCLE // Yeow Su Xian / Singapore / 2021 / Animation / 09:59 // The Moon and Earth’s relationship encountered through a sleepless night. Stories of 20 experts and enthusiasts in the field construct the narrative.

SHAN 山 // Soon Jing Hui / Singapore / 2022 / Animation / 05:03 // After multiple failures, a climber learns to take a step back, sense nature and climb with mindfulness.

THE VISIT // Morrie Tan / Singapore / 2021 / Animation / 09:06 / A young girl visits her father in prison. The glass in-between would never separate them anyways.

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