The Changi Murals

A lyrical look at a set of five biblical murals painted by Stanley Warren that changed the lives of countless prisoners-of-war during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore. Stanley Warren was a prisoner of war, held in Changi Prisoner of War Camp at the Changi Military Base, a former RAF base. The murals were rediscovered in 1958 and Stanley Warren came back to Singapore three times to restore them. The film begins with a reenactment of Stanley’s return to Singapore and continues by depicting his and other prisoners’ lives at the camp.

  • Director: Boo Junfeng
  • Runtime: 17m46s
  • Genre: Docu-drama
  • Rating: PG
  • Availability: library@esplanade
  • Accession No: 2007-D-0531
  • Subtitles: English
  • Release Year: 2006
  • Producer: Joey Lam, Boo Junfeng
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • Stephen Black
  • Karl Chaundy
  • David Fotheringham
  • Craig McTurk
  • Graham Perkins
  • Ben Watts
  • Fran Borgia
  • Anthony Toffoli
  • Michael Therrien
  • Bob Feldman
  • Charles Ardy
  • Tene Ekehelen
  • Hiro Machida
  • Andrew Lua
  • Chua Ruiwen
  • D. Hayashi
  • Shandon Quinn
  • MD Firdaus Jaapar
  • Shawn Lee

Crew:

  • Writer - Boo Junfeng
  • 1st Assistant Director - Fran Borgia
  • 2nd Assistant Director - Lim Ting Li
  • Script Supervisor - Tan Ai Leng
  • Production Manager - Ang Zhong Yang
  • Production Coordinator - Shawn Lee
  • Production Assistants - Lee Zhi Yi, Wayne Wong, Joanthan Chong, Tan Kai Li
  • Production Drivers - MD. Firdaus Jaapar, Chan Yu Perng
  • Water Tank Driver - Chris Yeo
  • Casting Director - Joey Lam
  • Director of Photography - Sharon Loh
  • Camera Operators - Sharon Loh, Joseph Lee
  • 1st Camera Assistant - Shawn Kelvin Fonseka, Choo Wei Ming
  • Clapper/Loader - Choo Wei Ming
  • Gaffer - Lan Chee Meng
  • Grips - Tan Yean Loon, Jeffrey Poh, Chris Yeo, Elgin Quek, Jonathan Lim, Alex Tan, Spencer Wong
  • Art Director - Lim Keng San
  • Set Designers - Lin Zhenghao, Teoh Renjie
  • Assistant Set Designer - Yeoh Yan Choo
  • Set Decorator - Samuel Woo
  • Makeup Artist - Daniel Tham
  • Makeup Assistant - Cleo Clara
  • Costume Designer - Mel Chen
  • Props Master - Boo Xinying
  • Props Makers - Tan Jit Quan, Firdiana m. Fawzir
  • Set Construction - Daniel Tung, MD. Firdaus Jaapar, Gek Li San, Tay Zhiyong, Lee Zhiyi, Chuah Boon Seng, Tan Gek Leng, Dominic Ha, Teng Cheng Hoon, Jonathan Yue, Darryl Sim, Tan Hong Guan, Joshua Teo, Lee Ruiwen, Chan Lee Lee, Tan Shuyi, Lim Hui Ying
  • Murals Replicated By - Lim Keng San, Boo Junfeng, Boo Xinying, Firdiana M. Fawzir, Lim Tingli
  • Sound Recordist - Chia Jenn Hui
  • Boom Operator - Daniel Koh
  • Post Production - Infinite Frameworks
  • Audio Post Production - Ngee Ann Polytechnic
  • Music - Tan Wei Yong
  • Set Photographer - Monica Eng
  • Publicitiy Design - Bryan Cheong

Keywords:

  • Places: Changi Prisoner of War Camp, Changi Military Base, Chapel
  • Occupations: Guards, prisoners
  • Themes: Art, Painting, Religious Art, Murals, Japanese occupation of Singapore, World War Two

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