Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Residents of Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last remaining traditional village in Singapore, are interviewed for their opinions on the kampong lifestyle, on the differences between living in kampongs and HDB flats, and on the government’s decision to demolish their village for the sake of urban re-development. The film highlights the spirit of gotong royong (translated from Malay to mean joint bearing of burdens in goodwill), which the entire kampong community abides by, regardless of race. It is an admiration for a way of life that is being phased out and a sense of loss that is communicated by the film’s end.

Director: Sarina Md. Rasol
Runtime: 23m10s
Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG
Availability: library@esplanade
Accession No: 2007-D-0315
Subtitles: English
Release Year: 2007
Producer: Dayanaa Md. Tahir, Sarina Md. Rasol, Wong Po Fong
Language: English, Malay, Mandarin
Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

Crew:

Scriptwriter - Dayanaa Md. Tahir
Director of Photography - Wong Po Fong
Cameramen - Nauwroz Khan, Wong Po Fong, Sarina Md. Rasol, Dayanaa Md. Tahir
Sound Recordist - Sarina Md. Rasol
Transportation - Sarina Md. Rasol
Editor - Wong Po Fong
Sound Design - Dayanaa Md. Tahir
Graphics & Effects - Wong Po Fong
Production Accounting - Dayanaa Md. Tahir
Publicity - Dayanaa Md. Tahir, Wong Po Fong
Production Photos - Dayanaa Md. Tahir, Wong Po Fong
Interviewers - Dayanaa Md. Tahir, Wong Po Fong, Sarina Md. Rasol
Composers - Yim Chee Weng, Nur Hudawati Hussin
Performers - Chan Congzhi, Lau Kai Hang, Lim Hui Ling, Nicholas Thiang, Wong Po Fong, Wu Xueping Tina

Keywords:

Themes - Nostalgia, Change, Loss, Gotong Royong, Transience
Subject Matter - Malay Kampong, Traditional Village, Family, Community, Racial Integration, Heritage
Geography - Redevelopment, Rural vs Urban Spaces, Modernisation, Urbanisation
Period - Singapore 2007
Format - Oral History