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Come and see HERE – a unique film set in an asylum called Island Hospital – this is a film that has gotten Singaporeans talking!
Screening times @ The Picturehouse (tickets available from Wednesday evening, 8 July)
Saturday 11/7 - 3.20pm
Sunday 12/7 - 3.20pm
Monday 13/7 - 9.40pm
HERE is Singapore's unique feature film entry to the Directors' Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2009, by filmmaker and visual artist Ho Tzu Nyen
TICKETING DETAILS
I. Tickets available at
- The Cathay box office, 2 Handy Road, level 5
- www.cathay.com.sg
2. Discounts:
- 12% discount on tickets purchased at box-office only with UOB Visa card.
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What reviewers around the world have to say about HERE
"HERE is an undeniable landmark in the development of Singaporean cinema"
- Eva Tang, zbNOW (translation)
“Today, I watched the best movie I’ve watched in a long time. And it was made by a Singaporean!”
- mellifluouswasteland.blogspot.com
“I want to watch the film, again”
- ling-nemesis, blogspot.com
"one of the most memorable features to have appeared recently on the local movie scene"
***1/2
- Yong Shu Hoong, my paper
"ranks among the best and most expressive films yet to come out of Singapore"
- Mathias Ortmann, sinema.sg
" a breath of fresh air"
- Tan Heng Hau, moviexclusive.com
"HERE is unlike any Singapore film we have ever seen"
- fridae.com
"HERE... relentlessly forms, destroys and reforms, a different species among local films"
***1/2
- Eista Lee, zbNOW (translation)
"there's a method to the madness here"
- Stefan S, A Nutshell Review
"Ho's interplay of camera and sound achieves hypnotic serenity, even, eventually, dreamy melancholy."
***1/2
- Whang Yee Ling, 8 Days
"a deep reflection on cinema and on human nature"
- Bruno Carmelo, Nisimazine
"A triumph for a first-time director"
- Amanda de Guzman, The Business Times
"a beautiful aesthetic"
- l'Humanité (translation)
"a strange sensorial experience"
- DVDRAMA (translation)
"a highly sophisticated visual language and inventive montage, the story intrigues, captivates"
- les Fiches du Cinéma (translation)
"an entry point into the singular artistic universe of the filmmaker"
- www.evene.fr (translation)
"Acquiring a ticket for this film, is accepting to immerse oneself in a cinematographic adventure."
- Tadah! Blog (translation)
About the film
www.herethefilm.com
Tzu Nyen’s short films have competed in important festivals such as the 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the 53rd and 54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. His 2006 video, "The Bohemian Rhapsody Project" received a Special Mention at the 5th Vienna Independent Short Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the 4th Pris de Courts International Short Film Festival in Paris. As a visual artist, Tzu Nyen has presented his works at numerous significant international exhibitions such as the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (2005) and the 1st Singapore Biennale (2006). In 2008, he conceptualised, wrote and co-directed "The King Lear Project", a co-commission by the KunstenFestivaldesArts in Brussels and The Singapore Arts Festival. For the recent Singapore Arts Festivals 2009, he collaborated with Singaporean band The Observatory for the performance "Invisible Room". HERE is his first feature film.
Screening times @ The Picturehouse (tickets available from Wednesday evening, 8 July)
Saturday 11/7 - 3.20pm
Sunday 12/7 - 3.20pm
Monday 13/7 - 9.40pm
HERE is Singapore's unique feature film entry to the Directors' Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2009, by filmmaker and visual artist Ho Tzu Nyen
TICKETING DETAILS
I. Tickets available at
- The Cathay box office, 2 Handy Road, level 5
- www.cathay.com.sg
2. Discounts:
- 12% discount on tickets purchased at box-office only with UOB Visa card.
--------------------------------------------------------------
What reviewers around the world have to say about HERE
"HERE is an undeniable landmark in the development of Singaporean cinema"
- Eva Tang, zbNOW (translation)
“Today, I watched the best movie I’ve watched in a long time. And it was made by a Singaporean!”
- mellifluouswasteland.blogspot.com
“I want to watch the film, again”
- ling-nemesis, blogspot.com
"one of the most memorable features to have appeared recently on the local movie scene"
***1/2
- Yong Shu Hoong, my paper
"ranks among the best and most expressive films yet to come out of Singapore"
- Mathias Ortmann, sinema.sg
" a breath of fresh air"
- Tan Heng Hau, moviexclusive.com
"HERE is unlike any Singapore film we have ever seen"
- fridae.com
"HERE... relentlessly forms, destroys and reforms, a different species among local films"
***1/2
- Eista Lee, zbNOW (translation)
"there's a method to the madness here"
- Stefan S, A Nutshell Review
"Ho's interplay of camera and sound achieves hypnotic serenity, even, eventually, dreamy melancholy."
***1/2
- Whang Yee Ling, 8 Days
"a deep reflection on cinema and on human nature"
- Bruno Carmelo, Nisimazine
"A triumph for a first-time director"
- Amanda de Guzman, The Business Times
"a beautiful aesthetic"
- l'Humanité (translation)
"a strange sensorial experience"
- DVDRAMA (translation)
"a highly sophisticated visual language and inventive montage, the story intrigues, captivates"
- les Fiches du Cinéma (translation)
"an entry point into the singular artistic universe of the filmmaker"
- www.evene.fr (translation)
"Acquiring a ticket for this film, is accepting to immerse oneself in a cinematographic adventure."
- Tadah! Blog (translation)
About the film
www.herethefilm.com
Tzu Nyen’s short films have competed in important festivals such as the 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the 53rd and 54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. His 2006 video, "The Bohemian Rhapsody Project" received a Special Mention at the 5th Vienna Independent Short Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the 4th Pris de Courts International Short Film Festival in Paris. As a visual artist, Tzu Nyen has presented his works at numerous significant international exhibitions such as the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (2005) and the 1st Singapore Biennale (2006). In 2008, he conceptualised, wrote and co-directed "The King Lear Project", a co-commission by the KunstenFestivaldesArts in Brussels and The Singapore Arts Festival. For the recent Singapore Arts Festivals 2009, he collaborated with Singaporean band The Observatory for the performance "Invisible Room". HERE is his first feature film.
