Majulah Cinema! to
MAJULAH CINEMA! is a showcase featuring five acclaimed Singaporean directors, their works, and the feature films that have had a special impact on them. The programme provides a unique avenue to appreciate local filmmakers’ artistic practices and allow them to share more about their creative process and formative years through the selection of a film that’s specially relevant to their work.
Cinema is a communal experience and discoveries are made when we share about films that have left a profound impact on us. Catch these films and find out more about your local filmmakers' artistic endeavors!
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- Animation
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
- Romance
- Thriller
Drama
A Yellow Bird
-Date: 24 Aug-
Local Filmmaker K. Rajagopal's critically acclaimed feature debut, premiered in competition at the 55th Critics Week, 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Siva, a Singaporean-Indian man, is released after a prison term for contraband smuggling. Unable to find forgiveness from his mother, he begins a quest to locate his ex-wife and daughter.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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-Dates: 30 Aug-
Film is rated R21.
Screening will be preceded by Local Filmmaker Kristen Tan's film, Wu Song Slays the Seductress.
Director Toshio Matsumoto’s shattering, kaleidoscopic masterpiece is one of the most subversive and intoxicating films of the late 1960s: a headlong dive into a dazzling, unseen Tokyo night-world of drag queen bars and fabulous divas, fueled by booze, drugs, fuzz guitars, performance art and black mascara.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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ComedyRomance
He's a Woman, She's a Man
-Dates: 31 Aug & 6 Sep-
Rating: TBA (R21)
***Only persons aged 21 years old and above as of film screening date can watch this film
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Starring Cantopop icon Leslie Cheung, the film is deeply radical and unorthodox.
A singer is so desperate to meet a famous record producer and his singer girlfriend that she disguises herself as a man, resulting in a wild love triangle.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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ComedyDrama
Naked
-Date: 17 Aug-
Rated: R21.
Mike Leigh’s depiction of England’s underbelly is an amalgam of black comedy and doomsday prophecy that took the best director and best actor prizes at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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AnimationThriller
Perfect Blue
-Dates: 10 & 23 Aug-
Screening will be preceded by Local Filmmaker Calleen Koh's film 'My Wonderful Life'.
**Only persons aged 21 years old and above as of film screening date can watch this film
Satoshi Kon's Cult classic is a psychological thriller which has left a profound impact on the animation genre with it's innovative and dark take on fame.
A pop singer quits her music career to pursue acting. However, she gradually descends into madness as she becomes haunted by an obsessed fan and what appears to be a ghost from her past.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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Documentary
Some Women
-Date: 13 Aug-
Director Quen Wong will be joining us in-person for a Post-Screening Q&A.
***Only persons aged 21 years old and above as of film screening date can watch this film
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In this intimate yet powerful debut feature, a trans filmmaker from conservative Singapore confronts stigma the way a director knows how: by turning the camera on herself.
Audience Award winner, 2021 Singapore International Film Festival.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
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ComedyDrama
Volver
-Date: 29 Aug & 5 Sep-
Screening will be preceded by Local Filmmaker He Shuming's film, 'Matinee At Three'.
2007 Oscar Nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
After her death, a mother returns to her home town to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
No Tickets Available
Only patrons who meet any ONE of the following criteria will be allowed to this screening:
- 1. Fully vaccinated
- 2. Recovered from COVID-19 within the last 180 days after infection with valid memo.
- 3. Medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines with valid doctor-certified memo.
- 4. Children aged 12 years and below (i.e. born in or after 2010)
By clicking CONFIRM, you agree that you and all members of your group meet any of the criteria above.
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