hi everyone,
we're having a documentary film festival over at The Substation
next week, the 2nd SIDF.
http://www.substation.org/2SIDF
One of the films we will be showing is Surviving Beijing, a documentary about the trials of a Malaysian band trying to break into the booming Beijing underground rock scene.
The docu is a tribute to the record label Huang Ho, the pioneering label in the Malaysian Chinese indie music scene. This will be the first time Surviving Beijing will be shown in Singapore.
One of the label guys, Mark, will be present at the screening for a postscreening discussion.
details below.
hope you can join us,
hootie
SURVIVING BEIJING / Malaysia / 2005 / 85min / Lam Li / Mandarin
Saturday 10 March / 8.30pm / The Substation Theatre
tickets at $7 / $5 (concession) from Gatecrash.com.sg, SingPost outlets, S.A.M machines and The Substation Box Office
Pls show your student /NS pass id for the concession tickets
Surviving Beijing tells the story of a group of Malaysian underground musicians' quest for recognition in a foreign land.
The film depicts how the members of Malaysian bands, Chong Yang and Mo Xuan, tried to blend into the Beijing underground scene by living illegally in the Rockers' village, seeking performance opportunities in shabby pubs and bars, struggling to make an impression while adapting to the alien environment. The film is dedicated to "Huang Huo" comrades, who were the pioneers of Malaysian Chinese independent music.
For one month, the band stayed at Rockers Village in the outskirts of Beijing where underground musicians lived like farmers and dedicated themselves to their socio-political songs. The Malaysians tried to blend in, looking for gigs in pubs and bars, performing illegally without license, all the while desperate to make an impression and at the same time adapt to the alien environment. The movie also looks at how this devastating "baptism of fire" became a seminal point in the development of the Malaysian Chinese independent music scene.
Film Festivals/Screenings:
1. 2006 urban nomad film festival, taiwan
2. 2006 shooting left asia film festival, taiwan
related readings
http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/features/MDU5Mw.html
other music related films we have in the Festival include
TOWNSHIP JIVE / Bran De Rijcker / Belgium / 54 min / Various languages / subtitled
6th March / 7.30pm / The Substation Theatre
A tribute to the musical and cultural diversity of South Africa, and shows how the music made a difference in the years of Apartheid, and how it has evolved since its abolition.
SEARCHING FOR SHEILA / Malaysia / 2006 / 16min / Zan Azlee / Bahasa Indonesia / subtitled
10th March / 8.30pm / The Substation Theatre /
(to be shown with SURVIVING BEIJING)
Searching high and low in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, the filmmakers hope to find the popular Indon rock band "Sheila on 7"…
we're having a documentary film festival over at The Substation
next week, the 2nd SIDF.
http://www.substation.org/2SIDF
One of the films we will be showing is Surviving Beijing, a documentary about the trials of a Malaysian band trying to break into the booming Beijing underground rock scene.
The docu is a tribute to the record label Huang Ho, the pioneering label in the Malaysian Chinese indie music scene. This will be the first time Surviving Beijing will be shown in Singapore.
One of the label guys, Mark, will be present at the screening for a postscreening discussion.
details below.
hope you can join us,
hootie
SURVIVING BEIJING / Malaysia / 2005 / 85min / Lam Li / Mandarin
Saturday 10 March / 8.30pm / The Substation Theatre
tickets at $7 / $5 (concession) from Gatecrash.com.sg, SingPost outlets, S.A.M machines and The Substation Box Office
Pls show your student /NS pass id for the concession tickets
Surviving Beijing tells the story of a group of Malaysian underground musicians' quest for recognition in a foreign land.
The film depicts how the members of Malaysian bands, Chong Yang and Mo Xuan, tried to blend into the Beijing underground scene by living illegally in the Rockers' village, seeking performance opportunities in shabby pubs and bars, struggling to make an impression while adapting to the alien environment. The film is dedicated to "Huang Huo" comrades, who were the pioneers of Malaysian Chinese independent music.
For one month, the band stayed at Rockers Village in the outskirts of Beijing where underground musicians lived like farmers and dedicated themselves to their socio-political songs. The Malaysians tried to blend in, looking for gigs in pubs and bars, performing illegally without license, all the while desperate to make an impression and at the same time adapt to the alien environment. The movie also looks at how this devastating "baptism of fire" became a seminal point in the development of the Malaysian Chinese independent music scene.
Film Festivals/Screenings:
1. 2006 urban nomad film festival, taiwan
2. 2006 shooting left asia film festival, taiwan
related readings
http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/features/MDU5Mw.html
other music related films we have in the Festival include
TOWNSHIP JIVE / Bran De Rijcker / Belgium / 54 min / Various languages / subtitled
6th March / 7.30pm / The Substation Theatre
A tribute to the musical and cultural diversity of South Africa, and shows how the music made a difference in the years of Apartheid, and how it has evolved since its abolition.
SEARCHING FOR SHEILA / Malaysia / 2006 / 16min / Zan Azlee / Bahasa Indonesia / subtitled
10th March / 8.30pm / The Substation Theatre /
(to be shown with SURVIVING BEIJING)
Searching high and low in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, the filmmakers hope to find the popular Indon rock band "Sheila on 7"…
