Programme 3: Little Creatures Big and Small 🧸🍃🦎

Little Creatures Big and Small 🧸🍃🦎 focuses on narratives of childhood and self-discovery, featuring non-human characters which heal and reconnect in unexpected ways.

There will be 5 short films screened for Programme 3: Little Creatures Big and Small 🧸🍃🦎of Singapore Shorts ‘25.

The Rating for Selection 3 is PG. The total duration is 77 min.

Tails
Now
Year: 2024
Director: Isabelle Grace Monteiro
Runtime: 19 min
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Rating: PG

Synopsis
Wei, a lonely ten year-old boy finds a new friend in Giri, a lost and vulnerable lizard that he discovers in his school toilet sink. While protecting it from his boisterous classmates and the mysterious janitor, Wei embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

Director’s Bio
Isabelle Monteiro crafts films that reflect her personal and unique perspective on life, Singaporean culture, and human connection. She specialised in Broadcast Studies at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

Tilam
Mattress
Now
Year: 2024
Director: Ong Yin Meng Taylor
Runtime: 25 min
Country: Singapore
Language: English, Malay
Rating: PG

Synopsis
As Siti prepares her young son Aqil for an autism assessment that will determine if he must switch to a non-mainstream school, their home becomes plagued by a persistent bed bug infestation that refuses to go away despite every remedy.

Director’s Bio
Taylor Ong is a writer-director and editor who is interested in questioning the absurdities of established societal norms. She was nominated for Best Editing at the National Youth Film Awards 2023 for Playing Pondan (2022).

0128 BOWL-0-RAMA
Now
Year: 2025
Director: Mina Choo, Annie Hung
Runtime: 2 min
Country: Singapore
Language: No dialogue
Rating: TBC

Synopsis
In this mix-media animated vignette, you find yourself in a retro bowling game and discover that you are the ball! You gutterball with gusto, journey through the longkang and find yourself crashing into a mysterious Shrub.

Director’s Bio
tofu house films is a collaboration between experimental animation filmmakers Annie Hung and Mina Choo. Their projects, such as holding your hand in public (2023), share in the spirit of DIY, experimentation, queerness and community.

Overgrown
Cyclical
Year: 2024
Director: Ema Tan
Runtime: 8 min
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Rating: TBC

Synopsis
A woman encounters her younger self in a dream that forces her to reckon with the loss of her childhood home.

Director’s Bio
Ema Tan Wan-Lyn is a student filmmaker at School of the Arts (SOTA). She enjoys creating stories that explore the ephemeral moments in life, and the idea of belonging. She currently hopes to pursue an English Literature degree.

In Full Bloom
Now
Year: 2025
Director: Michelle Choo
Runtime: 23 min
Country: Singapore
Language: English
Rating: TBC

Synopsis
Priscilla, a loving mother of two, brings up her children in a community space rooted in nature. While embracing the challenges of motherhood, she grapples with the weight of mum guilt, as she searches for healing.

Director’s Bio
Michelle Choo is a Singaporean photographer and documentary filmmaker who shines light on societal issues by capturing raw, human stories with authenticity. She is a graduate from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

For the full Singapore Short ’25 programme, please click here.

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