SeaShorts 2018: The Window is Closed, Partially

“Sometimes you want try to figure out what’s wrong with how you see the world. Maybe it’s just how the world is – it’s too vast, too untouchable. Maybe it’s how it sees you.”

Programmer: Chloe Yap
Recently graduated, Chloe is an aspiring filmmaker and video artist. She mostly uses the film and video medium to confront her personal struggles and questions.

AWAY

Tang Kang Sheng | Singapore | 2018 | Chinese, English | 9 mins

While travelling overseas, an urgent phone call from home arrives.

LAUNDRY NIGHT

Trần Thành | Vietnam | 2018 | Vietnamese | 10 mins

A laundry boy falls in love with a strange girl in the middle of the night by the radio program.

QUADRILATERALS

Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines | 2017 | Filipino | 16 mins

A meta-documentary of a former Overseas Filipino Worker in his home in Manila. 

WHEN THE RAIN IS FALLING DOWN

Nakhen Puttikulangkura | Thailand | 2017 | Thai | 25 mins

While closing down her father’s company, Fon is reminded of a man who shares memories of the same place.

EPHEMERA | Muộn 

Hồ Thanh Thảo | Vietnam | 2017 | Vietnamese | 20 mins

Absorbed with a personal trouble, the frustrations of a young woman escalate when she suspects that her boyfriend is unfaithful to her.

LOW SEASON

Natthapat Kraitrudphon | Thailand | 2017 | Thai | 19 mins

When the annual rainy season arrives, the migrant workers are forced to find new jobs.

SALTED EGG

Nikki Koh | Singapore | 2018 | Chinese, Hainanese | 15 mins

Nikki returns to her mother’s homeland to document a recipe while renewing her sense of belonging.