[Links to watch the Short Films by well-known directors Tan Pin Pin & Wee Li Lin!]
Press Release: Two award-winning directors Tan Pin Pin and Wee Li Lin have been commissioned by The Singapore Memory Project to produce short films to be showcased on the Singapore Memory portal. The films were launched on 30 March 2012.
[Image of Tan Pin Pin (left) and Wee Li Lin]
Wee Li Lin’s Singapore Country and Tan Pin Pin’s two films, Yangtze Scribbler and remember, can now be viewed in the Singapore Memory Project’s online portal singaporememory.sg.
Wee Li Lin says, “I’m thrilled that the extraordinary and inspirational musical story of Matthew Tan is recognized. Matthew pursued an art form, Country Music, so far removed from his own world and made such an impact in America and Singapore. He represents to me what Singaporeans are: culturally adaptable and adventurous.”
Singapore Country, is a heartfelt tribute to Matthew Tan. It
traces the genesis of his 70’s hit song “Singapore Cowboy”. It features
rare archive footage and fan interviews.
[Image: Matthew Tan performing on stage in Singapore Country]Li Lin has ten award-winning short films and two acclaimed feature films under her belt. In 2011, she graduated with an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU-Tisch Asia on a MDA scholarship.
(Watch Wee Li Lin's Singapore Country on singaporememory.sg!)
[Image: Film still of Tan Pin Pin's Yangtze Scribbler]
For Tan Pin Pin, “Yangtze Scribbler explores a set of mysterious drawings found in the stairwell of the infamous Yangtze Cinema. I cast these markings as cave markings viewed with curiosity by those unconnected with the milieu of The Yangtze. Meanwhile remember, is a playful performance of a cast of words inspired by the word remember. I want to inspire every citizen to question and preserve our experiences for future generations using what ever means they have, and to share this information with others”.
(Watch Tan Pin Pin's Yangtze Scribbler on singaporememory.sg!)
(Watch Tan Pin Pin's remember singaporememory.sg!)
Pin Pin is best known for award-winning films Moving House, Singapore GaGa and Invisible City.
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What is the Singapore Memory Project?
The Singapore Memory Project (SMP) is a national initiative started in 2011 to collect, preserve and provide access to Singapore’s knowledge materials, so as to tell the Singapore Story.
It aims to build a national collection of content in diverse formats (including print, audio and video), to preserve them in digital form, and make them available for discovery and research.
(Leave a trace of your memory to the national project!)
The SMP aims to collect 5 million personal memories as well as a substantial number of published materials on Singapore by 2015. It will do so not only through its own efforts but also via partners and agencies embarking on similar collection drives.
What does the SMP hope to achieve specifically?
With the help of individuals and community partners, SMP hopes to:
- Collect and preserve 5 million memories (and more) by 2015
- Get as many people as possible to take part in the history of their family, streets, country and world.
- Bring communities together around local history and help people feel closer to the place they live in.
- Get people from different generations talking more, sharing more and coming together more often.
- Converge and open up global archives for everyone to enjoy, learn from and improve.
Take part and share your memory on the Singapore Memory portal!
