#LookAtMe
Indonesian Premiere
108 minutes | 2022 | Singapore | Narrative | 🔊 English, Bahasa | English Sub. | 21+
Synopsis
Sinopsis
When teenagers Sean and Ricky, they are invited to attend church with Sean’s girlfriend, they are treated to an Evangelical rock concert capped by a searing anti-LGBTQ sermon. Sean, a Youtuber, soon gets into trouble for dropping an outrageous video lampooning the megachurch’s pastor. He is widely condemned and prosecuted for flouting Singapore’s strict laws on public expression. As Sean descends into near-madness in prison, his gay twin brother, Ricky, gains prominence as a LGBTQ activist. Both find themselves at the heart of a culture war that spills out from social media into the real world.
Schedule
Jadwal
MON, 27 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 5 | 20:45
THU, 30 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 5 | 19:30
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Ken Kwek
KEN KWEK is an award-winning screenwriter, director and playwright from Singapore. His short film anthology Sex.Violence.FamilyValues (2013) was banned in Singapore but won awards internationally, including the Audience Choice Award at the Gotham Film Festival. His first feature UNLUCKY PLAZA (2014) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Director at the Tehran Jasmine Film Festival. Kwek’s plays include "This Is What Happens To Pretty Girls" (2019), praised by the New York Times for its unflinching exploration of sexual misconduct in schools and the workplace. #LookAtMe is Kwek's second feature film, that premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival 2022.
Cast & Crew
Kru & Pemain
Production Company Eko Pictures
Producer Pam Oei, Kat Goh, Jeremy Chua
Main Cast Yao, Pam Oei
Screenplay Ken Kwek
Cinematographer Russell Morton
Editor Olly Stothert
Notable Achievement
Winner Best Foreign Film | San Francisco Queer Film Festival, 2023
Winner Public Prize | Vesoul Film Festival 2023
Winner High School Jury Prize | Vesoul Film Festival 2023
Winner Audience Choice Best Film | LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival, 2023Â
Winner Best LGBTQ Film | Montreal Independent Film Festival, 2023
Special Mention Best Actor | New York Asian Film Festival, 2022
Filmography
Unlucky Plaza (2014)
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