“This just in….reliable sources report a very bright object has been observed in the eastern sky. We go live now to our correspondent in Bethlehem….” Witness the events of 2000 years ago as if they are today’s breaking news! The program is set amidst the social and political…
A coming of age drama about the interwoven and unravelling lives of teenage daughter Violet, her adoptive Mum and her birth Mum. When Violet and her adoptive mum visit a small Scottish town one summer, they unexpectedly run into Violet’s estranged birth-mum. The mothers clash as they try to keep…
Inspired by a true story. Dan and Barbra Williams (Jim Burns and Perry Smith) head out of town for a weekend in the woods, an anniversary gift from their daughter. They've been married for years, but the flame has gone out of their marriage. Instead, lie bitter feelings of animosity and plans…
- Optional English subtitles - Written and directed by Ester Martin Bergsmark Synopsis : A love story between two young men where one is the androgynous Sebastian and one is Andreas who is not gay. They form a unity. It’ s them against the polished Swedish Ikeasociety. They dream about…
Drunkboat tells the story of a young teenager, Abe (Jacob Zachar) who manipulates the unsuspecting help of his alcoholic uncle (John Malkovich) to buy a boat (a Drunkboat) from a con man named Mr. Fletcher (John Goodman) when his mother Elaine (Dana Delaney) is out of town. The story resonates with the…
Josephine was born in 1869 in Sudan. As a child of 7 or 8, she was taken away by Arab slave traders and given the name "Bakhita," meaning "fortunate," and then sold no less than five times between 1877 and 1883. She was subjected to beatings which left deep scars on her body. Finally…
Synopsis: Close—In My Face is a communal collage of what has been shared between a community of people over a six-month period. An array of stories, impressions and thoughts has been arranged to allow the audience to make their own links, imaginings, questions and reflections. Prevalent issues…
Synopsis: Stop the Press. She is not Wonder Woman. She is only a Thai hooker. She can't save the world. All hell is breaking loose. The world is on the brink of world war III. The world needs superheroes. An american boy is abducted. An ex-beggar holds him hostage. His parents demand justice, compensation…
Synopsis: 'Lanterns' in a brand new, fresh, exciting play inspired by award-winning playwright Haresh Sharma's 'Lanterns Never Go Out'. It revolves around an 18 year-old girl at the brink of entering adulthood. Journey with her as she screams and shouts, pushes and shoves to…
Synopsis: 'Fires Within Fires' is an accessible and invigorating contemporary performance and installation, devised and performed by young people in Singapore and Scotland, as an honest and relevant response to the themes and issues in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'. A potent…
Synopsis: Set within a typical HDB setting, 'Happy Family' offers an honest look at a Singaporean family on the verge of falling apart. At the centre of the turmoil is a teenage girl, instead of a carefree life where she can spend time with friends and focus on her studies, she experiences…
Synopsis: Based on true stories that shocked, touched, and inflamed Singaporeans, 'Such Sweet Sorrow' grabs Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and squeezes out the essence of intense relationships and turns romance on its head, in a blender. A ritual killer, a distressed construction worker,…
