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Arthouse tribute to dialects

Royston Tan's omnibus 667 finds rising local directors soul-searching through short films.

Dylan Tan
Published Thu, Sep 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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SINGAPORE'S next generation of film-makers Kirsten Tan (Pop Aye), Eva Tang (The Songs We Sang), He Shuming (And The Wind Falls), Liao Jiekai (Red Dragonflies) and Jun Chong go back to basics with the omnibus 667.

Commissioned by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) and produced by Royston Tan (881), each delivers a 20-minute work about rediscovering dialect roots.

The omnibus was screened in May as part of the inaugural SCCC Cultural Extravaganza, and wi…

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