The Singapore International Film Festival proudly presents the SGIFF Film Club with four intriguing and unique independent films surrounding Southeast Asia and Asia. SGIFF Film Club is an intimate and welcoming space for cinema-goers to nurture their own ways of appreciating film culture through stories close to home and engaging in conversation with a diverse pool of opinions.
Now held at CRANE, Joo Chiat and Robertson Quay, it's time to get cozy with film sessions now available in September and October which offer film-goers a chance to delve into diverse genres of films and learn more about film appreciation in the lead-up to SGIFF's year-end Film Festival.
Available at $38 per ticket, each session includes a meal and drink, and encourages participatory discussions facilitated by the SGIFF team. SGIFF Film Club attendees can look forward to inspired conversations & evoke new curiosities through feature screenings that deal with contemporary issues, and a variety of genres. All films have been screened at past SGIFF festivals.
For those keen to join multiple screenings or who are coming with friends, use the coupon code SGIFFGROUP for a sweet deal at just $35 per ticket! For more details & updates or to purchase tickets, head over here.
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
13 September 2022 | Tuesday | 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Crane Joo Chiat
11 October 2022 | Tuesday | 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Crane Joo Chiat
Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home of prostitutes, junkies, pimps and other sordid souls, is a place that reeks of death and hopelessness, where a lonely vampire is stalking the town’s most unsavoury inhabitants. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossom… blood red.
“Ana Lily Amirpour’s cool, comic film, in which a young female vampire roams the night-time streets, opens a new vein of undead horror.” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Ana Lily Amirpour | USA | 101 MIN | M18
THE GREAT BUDDHA+
20 September 2022 | Tuesday | 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Crane Joo Chiat
Pickle is a night security guard at a Buddha statue factory owned by rich playboy Kevin. There, he is frequently visited by his best friend, Belly Button, a recyclables collector, and together they endure the dull nightshift by watching television - until it gets broken one night. Hoping to find some drama, they stumble upon Kevin’s dashboard camera, where they find footage which contains their boss’ ugly secrets that will change their lives forever.
Huang Hsin-Yao | Taiwan | 104 MIN | M18
“This ballad of sad losers mixed with satire on parochial politics is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging art with entertainment.” - Maggie Lee, Variety
THE KINGMAKER
23 September 2022 | Friday | 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Crane Robertson Quay
Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family’s improbable return to power in the Philippines. The film explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime and chronicles Imedela’s present-day push to help her son, Bongbong, win the vice-presidency. To this end, Imelda confidently rewrites her family’s history of corruption, replacing it with a narrative of a matriarch's extravagant love for her country. In an age where fake news manipulates elections, Imelda’s comeback story serves as a dark fairy tale.
Lauren Greenfield | USA | 100 MIN | PG13
“Lauren Greenfield proves the perfect person to infiltrate Imelda Marcos’ psyche, revealing the former Filipino first lady's delusions of grandeur to the broader world.” - Peter Debruge, Variety
MYSTERY FILM
14 October 2022 | Friday | 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Crane Joo Chiat
An extended conversation about life, relationships, memory - and each other. With an intriguing frankness, this film observes a connection between two people as it begins, grows and ends. Between moments of pondering and the simplicity of everyday life, they find themselves wrapped in the strangeness of what we try to call care, romance, or even love.
Some clues: Singapore | 2006 | 80 minutes | PG rating
w. sgiff.com
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