Katong Fugue

Over the piano music of Bach’s Fugue, a mother tries to reach out to her homosexual son.

A short film based on a scene in Alfian Sa’at’s play Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol. 2, which depicts the fragile relationship between a mother and her gay, closeted son. The film combines image and voiceover to great effect to reveal their uncommunicative relationship.

  • Director: Boo Junfeng
  • Runtime: 10m0s
  • Genre: Drama
  • Rating: PG
  • Availability: library@esplanade, Lee Kong Chian Reference Library
  • Accession No: 2017-D-1001918
  • Subtitles: -
  • Release Year: 2007
  • Producer: Akanga Film Productions, Lim Ting Li
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • Neo Swee Lin
  • Luke Kwek
  • Zachary Ng
  • Lin Weidong

Crew:

  • Story - Alfian Sa'at
  • Assistant Director - Fran Borgia
  • Script Supervisor - Jennifer Lew
  • Director of Photography - Sharon Loh
  • Camera Assistant - Shawn Fonseka
  • Camera Assistant - Tan Yan Loon
  • Gaffer - Chris Yeo
  • Gaffer - Looi Wan Ping
  • Grip - Tan Yan Loon
  • Grip - Jonathan Lim
  • Art Director - Nicholas Li Haomin
  • Art Assistant - Sam Ng
  • Art Assistant - He Shu-Ming
  • Sound Recordist - Chia Jenn Hui
  • Production Assistant - Lin Weidong
  • Transport - Gary Yeo
  • Audition Assistant - Samuel Woo
  • Audition Assistant - Leon Cheo
  • Audition Assistant - Mohd Firdaus Bin Mohd Sukor
  • Audition Assistant - Tara Tan
  • Post Producer - Gavin Chelvan
  • Offline Editor - Boo Junfeng
  • Colourist - Viji
  • Smoke Artist - Jonas Ang
  • Sound Designer - Lim Ting Li
  • Set Photographer - Monica Eng
  • Publicity Design - Lin Weidong

Keywords:

  • Places - Katong, HDB Flat, Beach
  • Activities - Piano Playing, Arguing, Talking, Playing at the Beach, Crying, Sleeping
  • Relationships - Mother/Son
  • Subject Matter - Teaching, Turtles, Whales
  • Themes - Family, Love, Homosexuality

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