A reinterpretation, reimagination and recreation of the 18 levels of hell in Chinese Mythology. 18 filmmakers come together to create a multi sensory piece dissecting the filmic craft in a truly nightmarish interpretation of hell.
Curated by Nelson Yeo and Chris Yeo, with live music by SA(仨):-
Chamber of Tongue Ripping
By Wesley Leon Aroozoo
Twisting words to wind up one’s ego, betray the organ of taste. Only after death will one be ripped off from the pleasure.
Wesley Leon Aroozoo is the author of ‘Bedok Reservoir’ (Math Paper Pres, 2012). He writes for theatre, film and television and is a lecturer at Lasalle College of the Arts.
Chamber of Scissors
By Fade to Salon
J wakes up in an unfarmiliar room with no memory. While being dolled up, she gets terrorized by the stream of memory of her own doings.
Fade to Salon consists of Asa, Hong and Kyle. The trio views story-telling as a good form of exercise to practise mindful living.
The Golden Bok Choy Scam
By Allysa Sing
The Golden Bok Choy brought great prosperity to the family but they soon realise it is part of a scam that leads to eternal condemnation.
Allysa Sing, a recent graduate from Nanyang Technological University, was exposed to film at a young age. Her short films include the award-winning Crane Wife, On an Infinite Loop, and one in progress about a Feng Shui master.
Hall of Mirrors
By Koh Chong Wu
In The Hall of Mirrors, before the Mirror of Reflections, there is no escape from your sins. Pay your dues to move on.
Having played various key roles in an array of film productions, Koh Chong Wu has trained himself to be a an all-rounded filmmaker since graduating from Nanyang Technological University. He is currently working on a short film about revenge, and a feature length horror script, whilst directing in Big3 Productions.
Chamber of Steam
By Dzafirul Haniff
In the domestic setting of a bathroom, a married couple stirs the emotional pot of their relationship, through gossip and idle accusations regarding another couple. Their dissatisfaction simmers but never quite boils over.
A graduate from School of Arts, Design and Media in Nanyang Technological University, Dzafirul Haniff has created several short films as Writer/Director, or Cinematographer. He is the director of Abang (2013) and the cinematographer of The Transplants by Tan Jingliang (2013).
Forest of Copper Columns
By Russell Morton
In the Forest of Copper Columns, a man performs a ritual of cleansing.
Russell Adam Morton is a Singaporean Artist and Filmmaker. His work has been exhibited in Greece and London. His last film, The Silent Dialogue of All Artworks was screened locally and internationally, at the 10th Singapore Short Cuts, the 4th Experimental Film Forum, and the Thai Short Film & Video Festival 2014. The film also garnered Best Experimental Film at the 5th Singapore Short Film Awards.
Mountain of Knives
By Nelson Yeo
14-year-old Xiaowu is interrogated for his sin, after murdering a girl from school.
Nelson Yeo graduated with a BFA Degree majoring in Digital Filmmaking at Nanyang Technological University School of Art, Design & Media. Within 5 years, Nelson’s films have been showcased at prestigious film festivals not only in Singapore but also around the world. He is currently working on his first feature length script, Paper Soul.
Hill of Ice
By Koo Chia Meng
A son decides not to attend his mother’s funeral. In return, his mother’s suffering is bestowed upon him, within the confines of his living world.
Trained as a filmmaker, Koo Chia Meng has been actively involved in film production since 2009. In 2013, he ventured into directing music videos for Singaporean musicians, as well as casting for feature films by Anthony Chen, Boo Junfeng and Liao Jiekai. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Fine Arts in Film Directing at the Taipei National University of the Arts.
Play Play Only
By Kopi Bing
An inspector decides to try out a different interrogation method to crack a tough new case in the heartlands.
Kopi Bing likes to hang out at the coffee shop to observe people, and then make films about them.
Chamber of Ox
By Mads K. Baekkevold
After drowning a bag of kittens, a man finds himself haunted by feline apparitions out for vengeance.
Mads K. Baekkevold was born and raised in Norway, where he studied Media, Literature, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Modern Art. He is also a BA Film Directing major, with a minor in Postproduction & Visual Effects from Lasalle College of the Arts. He currently works as a director/editor for Singaporean production house Hurrah Productions.
Chamber of Rock
By Yeo Siew Hua
Xiao Hong is feeling guilty and uncertain of the afterlife. Unable to sleep, he seeks solace in grandfather’s company. Meanwhile, the Minotaur pays them a visit…
Yeo Siew Hua is a member of the 13 Little Pictures film collective. He is one of the resident directors at Akanga Film Asia, and also a lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic. He wrote and directed the surrealist film IN THE HOUSE OF STRAW (2009).
Chamber of Pounding
By Ila
You eat what you are.
Ila is a practising visual artist who works primarily with analogue elements within live performative structures. This is her first attempt at combining her visual vocabulary with a direct story-telling narrative, captured on video.
Pool of Blood
By JD Chua
Cold, calm and calculated, Uncle Tan lives a simple life until a nuisance invades his tranquillity. He returns to what he does best, a tormenter who may have just originated from the underworld.
A screenwriter, producer and crime aficionado, JD Chua has been traveling around the world working on Hollywood projects. He is currently taking a break from developing a Thailand-Singapore co-production, Man From The South.
Loop
By Linh Duong
After a bizzare dream, Xiao Fei goes out to look for her mother. She finds both her parents instead, but not exactly in the way she used to know them.
Linh Duong is a graduate from Nanyang Technologicial University. Her work is often infused with a passionate, political discourse – telling tales of myths and mystery in an ethereal world. Linh is currently investing her time off work on new short films, and a road movie around the world.
Chamber of Dismemberment
By Ghazi Alqudcy
Ba.. Ba.. Black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes Mary have I, Three bags full. One for my master. One for my dame. And one for the little boy who…
Ghazi Alqudcy (b. 1983) is a Singapore filmmaker currently based in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, doing his master’s degree at Bela Tarr’s film.factory.
Mountain of Flame
By Syazali Bin Mohd. Fazal
A demonic bounty hunter has been sent after a thief, who has stolen an object of mysterious power from the Underworld. A fierce battle ensues.
Syazali Fazal is a graduate from Nanyang Techonological University School of Art, Design and Media, with a BFA Degree in Digital Filmmaking.
Yard of Stone Mill
By Thong Kay Wee
A wandering soldier confronts the construct of nature and authoritarianism within a forested dreamscape, through the ritual of the powder bath.
A graduate from Nanyang Technologcal University with a BA (Hons) in Communications Studies, Thong Kay Wee is motivated by his needs to create, express and engage enigmatic truths in an imaginative and progressive manner.
Branches
By Teo Wei Yong
Progress and uncertainty are one side of the same coin. Problem is, the dead can’t seem to escape theirs.
Teo Wei Yong is a graduate from the Berklee College of Music in America. He is the founder of Gray Note Productions, a Singapore-based audio house that creates excellent music scoring and sound effects for films, animations, ads or videogames. Gray Note Productions’ projects have landed many film festivals around the globe, including Cannes, Pusan, Clermont-Ferrand and New York Television & Film Awards.
