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