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24 Director: Royston Tan Dec 3, 7 pm

Royston Tan's first feature in 6 years is an idiosyncratic comedy-drama about a dead sound recordist who continues to roam the earth as a spirit, recording the sounds of the 24 places he chooses to visit, including a Chinese opera performance and a lotus pond in Udon Thani. The sound recordist is played by Tan's own frequent sound collaborator James Choong, and the sounds we hear are exactly what he records while being filmed. Tan's films are frequently lauded for their gorgeous visuals, but 24 shifts the focus to the sound design instead.

Scene UnSeen Director: Abdul Nizam and friends Nov 28, 7 pm