Singapore Silver Films 2018 (Golden Village)
Silver Shorts
Language
English, Mandarin & Dialects with English & Chinese subtitles
Synopsis
Singapore Silver Shorts consist of two new commissions—Love in a Convenience Store by Png Zhen Yu and New Bike by Kannan Vijayakumar —that will make their world premiere at the festival. You will also get to watch curated Silver Shorts Ellie Ngim’s Run, Chicken, Run, Ng Xinmin’s Longevity Peach and Eric Khoo’s Cinema, a total of five shorts in one screening. Total runtime is 77mins.
Love in a Convenience Store 再爱便利店
2018 │16min│ Drama/Comedy │ Mandarin and Hokkien
By Png Zhen Yu 方正易
An elderly couple reignites their romance at the convenience store. This light-hearted drama comedy stars veteran actors Marcus Chin and Goh Guat Kian.
一对步入黄金年华的夫妇在便利店里打工时重新找回恋爱的滋味。 这部轻松喜剧短片由资深演员陈建彬和吴悦娟主演。
New Bike (PUDHU VANDI)
2018 │16min │ Drama/Comedy │ Tamil
By Kannan Vijayakumar
Selvam, a jaded 65 year old retired bank officer feels isolated after scrapping his car which was his only companion. After a few stumbles to fill this void, Selvam finds a new lease of life when he makes the best out of an unlikely birthday present – an electric scooter.
Selvam是一名对人生感到厌倦的退休银行职员,在报废了唯一陪伴自己的爱车后,倍感寂寞。在寻找填补空虚的过程中,经历多次失败,但终于在一份最不思议的生日礼物—一部电动滑板车 -- 中找到新生。
Cinema
2015 │ Drama │ 19min │ Malay
By Eric Khoo
Cinema is a nostalgic short film about the golden age of the Singapore film industry in the ’50s, which pooled together the multicultural clout of Chinese producers, Indian technicians and Malay creatives. Featuring actress Nadiah M. Din, this short film pays homage to the classic Pontianak (1957), which jumpstarted the Southeast Asian horror genre.
《戏院》为一部怀旧短片,记述上世纪50年代华族制作人、印族影片技术人员和巫族创作人携手打造新加坡马来电影王国,也向当时的经典恐怖电影“Pontianak”致敬。
Longevity Peach 寿桃
2017 │ Drama │ 12mins │ English and Mandarin
By Ng Xinmin黄欣敏
During her school holidays, Claire is left in the care of her grandmother, whom she has not met in years. At first, the two struggle to communicate due to language barriers. However, Claire eventually learns Teochew to bridge the gap and comes to embrace her cultural roots.
Claire在暑假时被父亲带回新加坡交托给素未谋面的奶奶照顾。她不懂潮州话, 奶奶也不会说英语。经历了一连串沟通问题后,Claire终于下定决心接受自己的传统文化,并把潮州话学好。
Run, Chicken, Run 鸡飞狗走
2017 │ Drama/Comedy │ 15mins │ Mandarin
By Ellie Ngim
"No matter how far or fast you run, I will always catch you!" In this heartwarming short film, a father and daughter pair keep up their annual Chinese New Year tradition – playing tag while dressed in animal costumes. Will the dog catch the chick in time for their reunion dinner?
“不管你跑得多远多快,我一定会抓到你的!” 每逢农历新年,一对父女就会穿着吉祥物服装玩追捕游戏。一个再简单不过的追逐游戏却是他们满满爱的回忆点滴。 而追,是为了把她带回家一起吃团圆饭。