Chinese Shortcuts: Can you see it? – Singapore Chinese Film Festival

CHINESE SHORTS SHOWCASE: Can you see it?
短片惊叹号：看不看得见？

SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2020
3:00pm | FILMGARDE BUGIS+

PG13 Some Mature Content
内容只宜十三岁及以上
82 mins

华流短片展 CHINESE SHORTS SHOWCASE

短片惊叹号：看不看得见？*
Chinese Shortcuts: Can you see it?

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收录5部产自中、港、台、新的短片作品。《看无》里的uncle看到了什么搞得大家不开心？《海上男女》中外表和内在的距离有多远？《木棺》里的那口棺材，父亲看到了什么？儿子又看到了什么？《大吉》看得见的任务和看不见的纠结之间该如何解决？《红枣薏米花生》里那碗家传味道的煲粥，又可以让你我看到了什么？

These five short films are variously from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore. What did the uncle in Kua Bo see that made everyone unhappy? What is the difference between a person’s exterior and internal qualities in Shanghai Man Woman? What did the father and son see in Coffin? How does one resolve the tension between a visible duty and an internal struggle in Lucky Draw? And what can you “see” in that bowl of porridge in 3 Generations 3 Days?

华语
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看无*

新加坡 | 2019 | Animated Short Film |12 分钟 | 华语、福建话 | 中英字幕 | 洪清盛

在福建方言中，“看瞴”代表“看不见”。60岁的达川患有白内障，视力有问题，但他不愿意接受治疗。在错误地看到彩票结果的巨大失误之后，他才心甘情愿地接受白内障手术。

这部电影除了是一部讲述新加坡老年人常见的疾病之外，还探讨了“面子”在中华文化中的价值。

洪锡南 – 饰演, 林风珠, 洪锡辉, 王振峰, 王振睿, 陈荣安, 陈圣喆, 陈颖萱

海上男女

中国 | 2019 | Drama | 12 分钟 | 华语、英语 | 中英字幕 | 袁道武

独自在中国上海留学的美国女留学生Emma是一个“ABC”(American-Born Chinese)，在分手后面对来自母亲的压力，心情抑郁。搭车过程中她遇到的司机是一位定居上海的美国人的后代。交谈中她发现他是一个鸡蛋人，他在上海长大甚至可以说上海方言的西方人后代，他们发现有着共同语言，两人的心在逐渐靠近……

呈现伙伴：上海电影学院

尹文·科瓦切维奇、梓涵、董永根、许海艺

木棺

中国 | 2019 | Drama | 16 分钟 | 河北保定话、华语 |中英字幕 | 杨灿

木棺主要讲述了一个农村的独居老人老汪，接连经历被辞退和生病之后，为自己打造了一口棺材并躺了进去。闻讯归来的儿子认为父亲在无理取闹，觉得无奈和丢人，劝说父亲无果后和父亲发生冲突。正当父子两个矛盾最激烈的时候，隔壁邻居的突然离世，让这对父子逐渐互相理解，关系得到缓和。

呈现伙伴：上海电影学院

大吉*

台湾 | 2019 | Drama | 21 分钟 | 华语、福建话 | 中英字幕 | 靳家骅

法警信全的学弟抽到代表必须去执行枪决的“吉”签，但学弟老婆怀孕还不足三个月，怕这个任务会带来厄运，他不知道明天该不该帮学弟代班出任务。信全答应代班后才想起自己和女儿早已有约，无奈执行名单已经进入流程，进退两难的他该如何面对这漫漫长夜。

游安顺、廖钦亮、黄采仪、丁小茜、勋歌

红枣薏米花生*

香港 | 2019 | Drama/ Fiction | 21 分钟 | 广东话 | 中英字幕 | 朱凯濙

阿晴受妈妈所托，照顾由内地来港并准备入住老人院的婆婆。短短的共处中，阿晴从婆婆口中得知妈妈当年如何含辛茹苦养大她和弟弟，还有妈妈的童年往事。阿晴不但瞥见妈妈与婆婆的黄金岁月，还对自己和妈妈的相处有了新的领悟。红枣、薏米、花生，烹调出的既是人生的味道，也是三代女性血浓于水的联系。凭《天水围的日与夜》获香港电影金像奖最佳女配角的资深演员陈丽云饰演婆婆一角，云淡风轻，世事仿佛都给她看穿了。

陈丽云、廖爱玲、郭尔君、梁仲恒、李佩贞

Kua Bo*

In the Chinese dialect of Hokkien, “Kua Bo” (看瞴) stands for “cannot see”. Affected by cataract, 60-year-old Tat Chuan has problems with his vision which he refuses to admit or treat. It is only after a huge blunder of seeing the lottery results wrongly that he willingly – but timidly – attends a cataract surgery.

Besides being an animated comedy about a common medical condition among seniors in Singapore, this film teases the value of “face” in Chinese culture.

Ang Sek Lam as Ang Tat Chuan, Jenny – Wife, Lim Hong Choo – Auntie with mole, Ang Siak Hwee – Uncle, Joanne – Auntie in shop, Tan Lay Yan – Counter Lady, Jarrett Heng – Tricycle Boy, Jarius Heng – Tricycle Boy, Rocell Alejo – Nurse, Martin Chan – Doctor, Tan Sheng Zhe – Abalone Boy, Chan Ying Xuan – Crying Girl

Shanghai Man Woman

Emma, an American-born Chinese studying in Shanghai, is depressed because of a breakup and a quarrel with her mother. While she is in a taxi, she chats with the driver who is an American growing up in Shanghai. She learns about how he put down roots in Shanghai and that he is fluent in the Shanghai dialect. They really click and there is chemistry between them.

Presenting Partner: Shanghai Film Academy.

Yiwen S. Covacevich, ZI Han, DONG Yonggen, XU Haiyi

Coffin

Lao Wang builds a coffin and lies in it after falling sick and being laid off. Feeling embarrassed, his son tries to persuade him to get out of the coffin. While both of them are quarrelling, the sudden death of Lao Wang’s neighbour cautions them that they should try to understand each other.

Presenting Partner: Shanghai Film Academy.

Lucky Draw*

Three bailiffs draw lots to decide who will perform tomorrow’s execution. Quei-wu gets the mission. But his wife just got pregnant, he asks Hsin-chuen to fill in for him to avoid bad luck. Hsin-chuen, however, struggles to say yes.

YO An-Shen, LIAO Chin-Liang, HUAN Cai-Yi, TING Hiao-Chen, HSUN-Ko

3 Generations 3 Days*

Ching is asked to take care of her grandmother who has arrived at Hong Kong from mainland China and is to be admitted into a nursing home soon. During the three days she and her grandmother spend time together, she learns more about her grandmother and how the past has shaped her mother with whom she finds difficult to communicate. The three women from different generations each has her own share of pain in striving to survive and fulfilling commitments in life. With her new insight, Ching is inspired to re-examine her relationship with her mother.

CHAN Lai-wun, Ellen LIU Oi-ling, Alma KWOK, LEUNG Chung-hang, Crystal LEE

菠萝蜜*
Boluomi*

台灣 . 廖克發 Taiwan . LAU Kek-Huat

短片惊叹号：真实或想像？
Chinese Shortcuts: Real or imaginary?

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