The Cinema chapter presents Nicole Brenez' introduction text of the four avant-garde film programmes screened at La Cinémathèque française on 12 June and 3 July, as well as a detailed programme description of the 24 films and videos. Wenjie Zhang introduces the work of Singapore's film pioneer Rajendra Gour. Interviews with young talents Nelson Yeo and Jiekai Liao give an insight in their creative film practice. Tan Pin Pin's and Jason Soo's podcast conversation unveils their motivations for filmmaking at the edge of the mainstream industry and Wenjie Zhang's audio recording was part of the symposium held on 4 June at musée du Quai Branly.


SINGAPORE ELECTRIC SOUL
NICOLE BRENEZ

SINGAPORE ELECTRIC SOUL PROGRAMME
SINGAPOUR 1: UN PEU DE GÉOGRAPHIE ET D'HISTOIRE
SINGAPOUR 2: LABOUR OF LIFE
SINGAPOUR 3: "ENCOUNTERS WITH ART OFTEN SEEM LIKE A MOMENT OF FICTION" (CHAN KENT)
SINGAPOUR 4: HOMAGE TO TAN PIN PIN


THE SHORT FILMS OF RAJENDRA GOUR
WENJIE ZHANG

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ELECTRIC KIND
NELSON YEO AND MICKAËL ROBERT-GONÇALVES

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RECORDING REALITY OBJECTIVELY
JIEKAI LIAO AND JEREMY CHUA

TAN PIN PIN MEETS JASON SOO: A CONVERSATION ON MAKING FILMS AT THE EDGE

ON SINGAPOREAN CINEMA
WENJIE ZHANG





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