Utter 2017: SingLit Unearthed - TIMEPIECES
Channel: The Filmic Eye Singapore
Date: 2017-09-24

Adapted from the short story by Gregory Nalpon
From the book “The Wayang at Eight Milestones: Stories & Essays” edited by Angus Whitehead
Published by Epigram Books

Written and directed by Lee Thean-jeen
Cast: Jae Liew, Brian Ng, Karen Tan, Catherine Sng, Zemily Leaw.

Tickets are available:
Fri 29 Sep, 7:30pm: http://utter2017s1.peatix.com/
Sat 30 Sep, 7:30pm: http://utter2017s2.peatix.com/
All screenings are at Golden Village Suntec
With post-screening dialogue with filmmakers

Synopsis: When Margaret, a kindergarten teacher, admonishes her six-year-old student, Ee Leng, for bringing a dog to school one morning, she is shocked to find a death threat on her desk at recess time. This sets off a chain of incidents that spirals into tragedy in a surreal meditation on the pressures of living in a contemporary urban society and the impact they have on both the young and the elderly.

GREGORY NALPON
During the 1960s and 1970s, Gregory Nalpon composed numerous stories, essays, plays and novels. His short story, “The Rose and the Silver Key” was studied by thousands of Singaporean secondary school students. With Nalpon’s sudden death in 1978 at the age of 40, the majority of his writings remained unpublished for over thirty years. (Credit: Epigram Books)

LEE THEAN-JEEN
Lee Thean-jeen is one of the most prolific writer-directors working in Singapore film and television today. To date, he has adapted over 20 published works by Singapore writers—including Alfian Sa’at, Catherine Lim, Simon Tay, Claire Tham, and Gopal Baratham—into award-winning television series. As a television showrunner, he is best known for the seminal drama series, The Pupil and Code of Law. His feature films have covered a wide range of genres, from comedy to horror, with Bring Back the Dead garnering the Platinum Remi for Best Fantasy/Horror Feature Film at the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.