Utter 2017: SingLit Unearthed - The Giant
Channel: The Filmic Eye Singapore
Date: 2017-09-23

THE GIANT 
Adapted from Tan Swie Hian’s poetry
Directed by Henry & Harry Zhuang

Synopsis: A school of fishes is washed up on a barren island. While the other fishes choose to swim back to the sea, one redfish decides to venture deeper into the barren island. 

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

TAN SWIE HIAN
A quadrilingual multi-disciplinary writer/artist, Tan Swie Hian has published 60 titles of poetry, prose, stories, songs, criticism, translations and artworks. He has won 29 accolades nationally and internationally including the Cultural Medallion (1987), the Meritorious Service Medal from the Singapore President (2003), Officier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur (France, 2006) and Marin Sorescu International Poetry Prize (Romania, 1999). He is a Member-Correspondent of the Institute of France since 1987.

HENRY & HARRY ZHUANG
Henry & Harry Zhuang’s first independent short, "Contained", received the Best Animation Award and Special Mention for Best Sound at the 2nd Singapore Short Film Awards in 2011. Their most recent work, "The Tiger of 142B", an adaptation of Dave Chua’s short story, travelled to numerous international film festivals such as Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and the prestigious Animafest Zagreb. It also won Best Film at the SEAShort Film and Rising Talent Award at Beijing's China Independent Animation Film Forum. They founded Weaving Clouds in 2013 and continue to produce animations that explore creative storytelling.