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Singapore films to look out for this year

The Straits Times highlights home-grown movies to look out for this year, as well as international work with local input

Not So Long Time Ago is about the social and political changes taking place in Singapore from the 1980s. The Fatekeepers (left) is about five young people with feng shui powers that can defend Singapore from dark forces. Indian actor Victor Banerjee — Not So Long Time Ago is about the social and political changes taking place in Singapore from the 1980s. PHOTOS: AKANGA FILM ASIA, JOHN CLANG, MM2 ENTERTAINMENT

Not So Long Time Ago is about the social and political changes taking place in Singapore from the 1980s. The Fatekeepers (left) is about five young people with feng shui powers that can defend Singapore from dark forces. Indian actor Victor Banerjee — The Fatekeepers (above) is about five young people with feng shui powers that can defend Singapore from dark forces. PHOTO: MM2 ENTERTAINMENT

Not So Long Time Ago is about the social and political changes taking place in Singapore from the 1980s. The Fatekeepers (left) is about five young people with feng shui powers that can defend Singapore from dark forces. Indian actor Victor Banerjee — Indian actor Victor Banerjee (above) plays a retired civil servant who must fight to keep his home in City Of Small Blessings. PHOTO: AKANGA FILM ASIA

Not So Long Time Ago is about the social and political changes taking place in Singapore from the 1980s. The Fatekeepers (left) is about five young people with feng shui powers that can defend Singapore from dark forces. Indian actor Victor Banerjee — Wong You Nam and Cecilia So (both above) in supernatural comedy Running Ghost.PHOTO: MM2 ENTERTAINMENT

(Clockwise from far left) She's A Terrorist And I Love Her, Westworld 3, The Garden Of Evening Mists and Invisible Stories. — She's A Terrorist And I Love Her.PHOTO: HOOQ

(Clockwise from far left) She's A Terrorist And I Love Her, Westworld 3, The Garden Of Evening Mists and Invisible Stories. — Westworld 3.PHOTO: YOUTUBE

(Clockwise from far left) She's A Terrorist And I Love Her, Westworld 3, The Garden Of Evening Mists and Invisible Stories. — The Garden Of Evening Mists.PHOTO: HBO ASIA

(Clockwise from far left) She's A Terrorist And I Love Her, Westworld 3, The Garden Of Evening Mists and Invisible Stories. — Invisible Stories.PHOTO: HBO ASIA

Film Correspondent

Published:

Jan 2, 2020, 5:00 am SGT

There was a noticeable drop in the number of made-in-Singapore films last year.

Excluding films shown at festivals, in 2018, there were nine Singapore films released in cinemas here. Last year, there were five.

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