If you’re a cinephile in Singapore, you’ve probably heard of Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen. Also known as Emoumie, the artist-musician-filmmaker duo have a widespread practice that mixes all of the above. Their groovy features, “Revolution Launderette” and “Cannonball” and surreal shorts “The Cup” and “A Man Trembles” have all been screened internationally, including at BFI London Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) and Asian Film Festival Barcelona (Affb). Their newest short “Chomp it!” enjoyed a recent world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
From steampunk coffee-making humanoids to carnivorous washing machines, Chua’s and Lam’s imaginative tales may be best described as distressfully exciting, told from little sunny Singapore. Wanting to know more, we sat down over coffee and chatted about the duo’s works, what inspired their unique style, the challenges of creating local cinema, and more.
“Chomp It!” screened at...
From steampunk coffee-making humanoids to carnivorous washing machines, Chua’s and Lam’s imaginative tales may be best described as distressfully exciting, told from little sunny Singapore. Wanting to know more, we sat down over coffee and chatted about the duo’s works, what inspired their unique style, the challenges of creating local cinema, and more.
“Chomp It!” screened at...
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- AsianMoviePulse
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I confined my list to films that have either set 2011 release dates or had begun/completed production, and only films that have...
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