In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize

In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize

In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize

In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize

In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize

In the monsoon season of 1980s Singapore, Syafiqah enters a harsh and unsympathetic institution, where she befriends an ostracised boy. Misunderstood and bullied, they while away their afternoons in the giant storm drains behind their school, carving out a fragile world of fantasy and freedom. But as the rains intensify, a vow of secrecy forces her to embark on a quest of independence well beyond her years.

In this gentle and delicate coming of age story, Chen-Hsi Wong's sensitive imagery and honest performances critically investigate horrifying memories of childhood within the paternal landscape of a swiftly evolving city-state. 

FICTION FEATURE / 88min / 2012 / analog robot

AWARDS:

Best Director - Asian New Talent Awards (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Best Screenplay (Ourense International Film Festival)

Graine de Cinephage (Films de Femmes Creteil)

FESTIVALS:

8th Rome International Film Festival, Competition – Alice Nella Citta (Nov 2012 - World Premiere)

14th Jeonju International Film Festival, World Cinemascape (April 2013)

16th Shanghai International Film Festival (June 2013) * Winner - Best Director, Asian New Talent Awards

36th New York Asian-American International Film Festival (July 2013)

17th Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 2013)

Ars Katowice Independent Film Festival, Panorama 1, 2, 3 (September 2013)

15th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Generations (October 2013)

19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Focus: South East Asia (November 2013)

18th Ourense International Film Festival (November 2013) * Winner – Best Screenplay

12th Bangkok World Film Festival (November 2013)

Festival Cine B Chile, International Competition (November 2013)

12th Pune International Film Festival, Global Cinema (January 2013)

4th Yashwant International Film Festival (January 2013)

13th Dhaka International Film Festival, Australasian Competition (January 2013)

7th Bangladesh International Children's Festival (Bangladesh, March 2014)

CAAMFest San Francisco Asian-American International Film Festival, CinemaAsia (USA, March 2014)

36th Films de Femmes Creteil, International Competition & Youth Section Competition (France, March 2014) *Winner - Graine de Cinephage Jury Prize