This screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Daniel Hui

Director: Daniel Hui
Runtime: 100 mins
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Rating: PG

Synopsis

A woman struggles to come to terms with society after withdrawing into her own world to mourn her late husband. As she grieves, the film gradually splinters outward to observe the lives of those around her — people from different classes and backgrounds, including the director’s own family. Set against familiar Singaporean landscapes such as school canteens, MRT trains, and construction sites, the film becomes a quiet reflection on the ways individuals navigate loss, labour, family, and everyday life.

The debut feature of Singaporean filmmaker Daniel Hui won the Pixel Bunker Award for International New Talent at the 2013 DocLisboa International Film Festival.

About Daniel Hui 

A graduate of the film program in California Institute of the Arts, Daniel Hui is one of the founding members of 13 Little Pictures, a critically acclaimed independent film collective in Singapore. He has made four feature-length films — Eclipses (Pixel Bunker Award for International New Talent, Doclisboa IFF 2013), Snakeskin (Special Jury Award TFFDoc, Torino FF 2014; Award of Excellence, Yamagata IDFF 2015; Special Jury Mention, RIDM 2015), Demons (In Competition, Kim Jiseok Award, Busan IFF 2018; Berlinale Forum 2019), and Small Hours of the Night (Rotterdam IFF 2024).

This screening is part of the programme Reciprocal 2026. For more screenings of this programme. Please click here. 

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