Just watched this fantastic short film on how this kid celebrated Chinese New Year as a child, to his teenage years and to his parenting years.
Written and directed by Anthony Chen, the same guy who directed the film "Ilo Ilo". He is one heavyweight in the film industry and is the first Singaporean to win the Golden Horse Awards. Yup, do check him out.
Back to this film....
This film captures the lifestyle of a typical Singaporean Chinese family beautifully. The parent-child relationships are also excellently brought out by the hokkien-chinese colloquial chatter.
In short, this film is amazing. Captured in a not too long ago, post-independence Singapore scene, this video will pull the lever of nostalgia in any Singaporean Chinese adult who was born in the 60s.
So, here's the goods...a good 15 minute investment...
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