A Man Trembles
23 minutes | 2021 | Singapore | Narrative | 🔊 English, Cantonese | English Sub. | Age Rating
Synopsis
Sinopsis
In 1998 Singapore, at the peak of the Asian Financial Crisis, a man and his family spend their final day on Earth at Sentosa island. There, he comes to confront the peculiar closeness between salvation and terror.
Schedule
Jadwal
SUN, 26 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 4 | 19:30
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Mark Chua & Lam Li Shuen
Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen are a Singaporean filmmaker and artist duo. Their films often employ absurdist imagery, thinking on place, histories and the peculiarity of human desire.
Their films have screened at international film festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023), New Directors/New Films (2023) and BFI London Film Festival (2021). In 2021, with their short film A Man Trembles, they were awarded Best Southeast Asian Director at the Singapore International Film Festival. Their short film The Cup also received the First Prize (Moving Images) of the Julius Baer Next Generation Art Prize in 2021.
Cast & Crew
Kru & Pemain
Production Company Emoumie Pictures, Back to One
Producer Judith Tong
Main Cast Oliver Chong (Father), Lina Yu (Mother), Brayden Koh (Son)
Screenplay Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen
Cinematographer Lincoln Yeo
Editor Mark Chua
Notable Achievement
BFI London Film Festival 2021
32nd Singapore International Film Festival 2021 – Best Director, Southeast Asian Short Film Competition
London Short Film Festival 2022, In Competition
Cinemagic On The Pulse Short Film Festival 2022, In Competition
FEST – New Directors New Films Festival 2022 – Honorable Mention, Silver Lynx Fiction Short Film Competition
Santiago del Estero Film Festival 2022
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2022, In Competition
Split Film Festival 2022, In Competition
Minikino Film Week 2022
Shorts Mexico 2022
Fantastic Fest 2022 – Special Mention, Fantastic Shorts Competition
Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival 2022, In Competition
Film Fest Ghent 2022, In Competition
Asian Film Joint 2022
Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival – Special Jury Prize, Asian Shorts Competition
South Taiwan Film Festival 2022, In Competition
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022, In Competition
Videoex Festival 2023
Filmography
Revolution Launderette (2019, Feature), The Cup (2020, Short), A Man Trembles (2021, Short), Chomp It! (2023, Short), The Inescapable Desire of Roots (2024, Short)
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