Don’t forget to mark your calendars to catch the debut screening in Singapore of the award-winning film - Year Without a Summer this April!

Directed by Tan Chui Mui, a Malaysian filmmaker whose film, Love Conquers All won the Tiger Award at the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam.

This time, she is back with another feature film, Year Without A Summer. It was awarded the Special Mention (Cinemas of the Future) at the 13th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema.

Screening Details

Date: 23 April 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Screening Room, The Arts House (1 Parliament Lane)
Price: $15 per ticket
Language: Malay with English subtitles

(Purchase your tickets at Bytes)


Film Synopsis

With the moonlight as a backdrop, old friends Azam and Ali look back on their childhood. Returning to the coastal village that he was so eager to flee as a child, Azam, now a successful musician reconnects with his friend Ali. Together with Ali's spirited wife, Minah, the three embark on a lengthy night time fishing expedition and tiptoe around the reasons for Azam's long absence. Minah's demonstration of holding her breath underwater leads to Azam's going underwater too and this triggers a retrospective look at the childhood days of the two friends. 


Shot in the Malaysian village where the director was born, this film weaves myths and stories through the main character. It captures the reminisces of childhood friends while portraying the themes of patience and desire, intertwining fantasy and reality, past and present.