Rewind/Remind: A Film Festival by the Singapore Memory Project

A look at Singapore through the eyes of local filmmakers. The Rewind/Remind project, which began in 23 May 2015, has been showing Singaporeans just that, with a series of short films that showcase snippets of life in Singapore. It was initiated as part of the country’s SG50 celebrations. The film festival runs until 25 July 2015 and is presented in collaboration with the National Library Board.

Already the festival has been a hit, with all screenings until the end of the festival, except for one, being fully booked. I was lucky enough to get tickets to the 14th June screening at Tampines Regional Library, which featured four films. These were The Violin by Robot Playground Media, Old Friends by Chuan Pictures, Centerpoint Kidz by Bobbing Buoy Films, and The Studio by Sun Koh. And yes, Chuan Pictures does refer to Roystan Tan and his team. Old Friends is the third in a trilogy which includes Old Places and Old Romances.

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