Sunday, 2 May 2010

Activity 1: 1400h
Film

The Big Durian
Amir Muhammad, Malaysia, 2003,
75 mins, Rated NC-16

On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier ran amok with an M16 rifle in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown district. His outburst triggered panic and rumours of racial riots in the Malaysian city. Did this act trigger the infamous Internal Security Act clampdown nine days later? Did the Malaysian public’s view of the police, media, judiciary, royalty and political process subsequently undergo a radical shift? The narrator of The Big Durian speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, others fictional) about the circumstances surrounding reactions to the incident.

About the director: Director Amir Muhammad is a writer and independent filmmaker based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His works have been featured at the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals. A full retrospective of his work was screened at the 2008 Pesaro Film Festival

Time: 1400

Venue: The Moving Image Gallery SAM at 8Q

Admission: FREE

source: SAM

Transportation Plan

  • Nearest MRT: City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut, 10 minutes walk
  • By Bus: 7, 14, 16, 36, 111, 131, 162, 162M, 502, 518, 700, 857
Location Map:
Singapore Art Museum
Activity 2: 1500h
Theatre

DEPOT 5 DARA

This play is about women who lose their dignity. Their life journeys are not as pleasant as they have imagined. They give everything but receive insults. They seek protection but get persecution. They plan for happiness but obtain distress. As their lives turn sour, they are trapped and their dreams can never become reality.
Please visit www.teaterartistik.com.sg or join Teater Artistik Frenz on Facebook for more information.

In Malay English Subtitles

Time: 1500h

Venue: Play Den @ The Arts House

Tickets: S$22 – at venue box office

source: The Arts House

Transportation Plan

  • By Bus: North Bridge Road (Opposite Funan Centre or Outside MITA Building): 32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 103, 124, 145, 166, 174, 195, 197, 603, 851, 961 – Collyer Quay (At, or Opposite Clifford Pier; Fullerton Square; Opposite Singapore Cricket Club or outside Victoria Concert Hall): 10, 70, 75, 100, 107,130, 131, 162, 167, 196, 605, 607, 608
  • By MRT: From Raffles Place Station, take exit H and walk across Cavenagh Bridge. From City Hall Station, take exit B (in front of capitol building), turn left, walk towards Funan Centre and turn left again upon reaching the present Parliament house.
Location Map:
The Arts House

Activity 3: 1730h
Flea

Soak Swimwear at Zouk’s Flea and Easy

Visit our booth at Zouk’s Flea and Easy Fashio Elite Edition where we will be selling Soak Swimwear and wrap dresses. See you there!Time: 1400 – 1900

Venue: Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street

Admission: FREE

source: FB

Transportation Plan

  • By Bus: 5, 16, 175, 195, 564
  • Nearest MRT: Tiong Bahru
Location Map:
Zouk

Activity 4: 1930h
Film

City of Women/ La città delle donne

Dir: Federico Fellini
1980 / Italy, France / 146 min / 35 mm / R21
Consumer Advice: Nudity and Sexual Scenes
In Italian with English subtitles

It took Fellini several years before he developed this fantasy into a film. The idea originated from an evening spent with director Ingmar Bergman and actress Liv Ullmann, where the two filmmakers discussed the possibility of doing a project together. The project went unfulfilled, but the seed that was sowed that evening sprouted ten years later in City of Women.

Fellini described City of Women as almost entirely a dream. By interweaving his protagonist’s fantasies into a dreamlike structure, the film recalls Juliet of the Spirits, Fellini’s earlier attempt to examine the female psyche. The result is a tantalisingly erotic and tongue-in-cheek exploration of the modern woman and contemporary sexual relationships.

Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement

Time: 1930h

Tickets: S$9 BUY

source: National Museum

Transportation Plan

  • Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut
  • Bus-stop (Stamford Road): 7, 14, 14E, 16, 36, 111, 124, 131, 147, 162, 166, 174,
    174E, 502, 77, 106, 167, 171, 190, 700, 700A, 857
  • Bus-stop (YMCA): 7, 14, 14E, 16, 36, 64, 65, 111, 124, 139, 162, 174, 174E,
    502, 521, 77, 106, 167, 171, 190, 700, 700A, NR6, NR7
Location Map:
National Museum

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