Tag: Film Screening

FreshTake! 2024 | Programme I. Around the Bend
Wed 21 Aug 2024, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Objectifs Chapel Gallery

Concession ticket (student) – $5 (please note that ID may be verified at the door)
General ticket – $8

Held in conjunction with the Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator, FreshTake! is a short film programme featuring works by current students from Singapore, or were graduates (between Jan 2023 to Apr 2024) who had completed their films while enrolled as a full-time student. Presenting a range of films dealing with topics such as growing pains, familial entanglements, and voices from the margin, FreshTake! uncovers varied perspectives from the next generation of filmmakers in Singapore.

Main Programmes I, II, and III will each be accompanied by a post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers.

This year, FreshTake! will also include a Special Programme – Up/Down Singapore Hill: Un-Mapping Our Perspectives of the Region on Screen. This screening is one of the culminating outcomes of the 2024 Objectifs x Asian Film Archive Film Programmers’ Lab, and was programmed by Daryl Cheong and Jolie Fan.

More information about FreshTake! Main Programmes II, III, and the Special Programme can be found at the bottom of this page.

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Programme I. Around the Bend

Constantly teetering on the cusp of discovery and knowledge, the adolescent period is often marked by transformative experiences centred on friendship, school life, and young love. Allow yourself to re-live the universal emotions engendered by these experiences through this lineup of short films that looks at what it means to be young, and what it is like to grow up.

Find out more about the films and their directors below:

1. Dream Machine by Lim Hui Ern Elizabeth / LASALLE College of the Arts / Rating TBC / 2 mins / 2023

Dream Machine is a cynical commentary on the power that educators wield in influencing the direction of their young students’ growth and future. Using symbolic imagery, as well as a non-narrative and musically-driven structure, this animated film illustrates the impact bad teachers can have on students.

About the director
Elizabeth Lim is a 2D animator and illustrator from Singapore, currently pursuing a BA(Hon) in Animation Art at LASALLE College of the Arts. She also has a Diploma in Animation from LASALLE. In her free time, she likes experimenting with different art styles, from the cute to creepy to bizarre. She enjoys working on projects with fast-paced scenes and surreal comedy, and she aspires to create her own action-packed animation film soon.

2. Crossroads by Gia Chen / Hwa Chong International School / Rating TBC / 2 mins / 2023
Crossroads revolves around the dilemma of growing up as the main character, Marcy, reminisces about her life thus far and laments her fear of moving away for college.

About the director
Gia Chen is an 18 year old neurodivergent animation major, with a lifelong appreciation for video creation and emotional monologues.

3. It’s Been A While by Rishi Varma Thampuran / School of The Arts / Rating TBC / 8 mins / 2023
Two childhood friends, Lyra and Vi, who experienced a gradual rift in their relationship as they grew up, reunite at a party several years later.

About the director
Rishi was a student at the School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) from 2018 to 2023. With his groupmates Eunice, Iris, and Natalie, he produced It’s Been a While as part of their IBDP final film project, a rewarding experience that provided him with rich insight into the filmmaking process. He is currently a full-time national serviceman.

4. Fate by Beh Xiao Min Shermeen / LASALLE College of the Arts / Rating TBC / 2 mins / 2023
A romantic lover nurtures an innocent girl and brings her palpable happiness and contentment, making her blossom. However, after they get married during a beautiful tea ceremony, everything changes.

About the director
Shermeen is a student currently pursuing a BA(Hons) in Animation Art at LASALLE College of the Arts, who is set to graduate in 2025. Her deep love for the arts and storytelling began with storybooks, which fueled her dream of crafting narratives that resonate and inspire. Fate is her first student film, with many more to follow in the future.

5. Falling: A Three-Act Story by Joshua Tan Yong Jun / Hwa Chong International School / Rating TBC / 4 mins / 2023
Narrated mostly through an introspective soliloquy, protagonist Olive journeys through crushes, dating, falling in love, and breaking up in Falling: A Three-Act Story.

About the director
Joshua is an aspiring filmmaker and storyteller interested in depicting queer narratives on the silver screen. He started his filmmaking journey in 2022 when he took Film as one of his subjects in high school. His directorial debut, a short film entitled Falling: A Three-Act Story, explored the budding and dissolution of a romantic relationship between two girls. Joshua is also interested in writing, fashion and plant care.

6. Passing Through by Misha Ghosh / School of The Arts / Rating TBC / 7 mins / 2023
Saheer finds the lingering past as he goes about his day.

About the director
(To be updated soon)

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Click on the following links to find out more and buy tickets for the other FreshTake! screenings:

Programme II. Familial Grounds
Programme III. From Margin to Centre
Special Programme – Up/Down Singapore Hill: Un-Mapping Our Perspectives of the Region on Screen

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About the Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator

The Objectifs x Momo Film Co Short Film Incubator is an initiative started by Objectifs in 2020 that focuses on developing short film scripts. The programme is open to Southeast Asian filmmakers working with moving image and will provide five selected participants with mentorship and a valuable support network as they work on their scripts.

Header image taken from Dream Machine by Lim Hui Ern Elizabeth