Directors' Biographies

Her Works:

• In Our Own Words (2008) - Producer/Director/Scriptwriter
• Pardon Me (2007) - Producer
• Sejarah Singapura (2006) - Art Assistant
• Goldfish (2005) - Art Director, Logger/Editor
• SOULS (2005) - Casting Director, Production Assistant
• Friday Morning (2005) - Continuity Supervisor, Production Assistant

His Works:

Films

• Director and Scriptwriter, Anthrop(2005)
• Editor, SOULS (2005), participated in Arts Central’s Project Pilot Media Student’s Category 2005
• Director of Photography and Editor, Last Strangers under the Heaven (2006), selected for screening in The 30th Asian American International Film Festival
• Director, Director of Photography and Editor, Crack (2006), short-listed as the top 5 films in the open category of Canon DV Fest 2006 and selected for screening at First Takes 2006 at the Substation
• Director, Director of Photography and Editor, Minute (2007), selected for screening in the 7th Young Guns International Student Film Festival in 2007 at the Substation
• Editor, In Our Own Words (2008)

• Grip, After Hours (2007)

Bee Thiam makes pictures and films because he is constantly fascinated by what people choose to remember and what we have forgotten. After making his last film, Shelter (2002), he was an Artist in Residency with the PVA Medialab, where he developed and presented a lecture performance on a social experiment on loss.

He curated and produced the Singapore Shorts (first DVD compilation of Singapore short films) and Royston's Shorts DVD. He was also advisor and juror to the 7th United Nations Association Film Festival and the Schools Video Awards. In 2005, he was selected for the Collegium at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival and was invited to speak at the Southeast Asian Cinema Conference.

His Works : Shelter | Eye to I

Kristin is the Programme Manager for Moving Images. She has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) degree in Communications and New Media from the National University of Singapore. She was the president of the student filmmaking group nuSTUDIOS under the NUS Centre for the Arts where she has produced many short films that traveled to international festivals, and organized film events on campus collaborating with partners like the Screenwriters Association. Prior to joining The Substation, she helped to launch several initiatives while working with the Media Development Authority.

Her Works : Danny

Gillian is probably a hermit. One who thinks deep and spends time in isolation mulling over the mysteries of life. Much time could otherwise have been put into learning the technical aspects of videography and scriptwriting yet it is this humanitarian instinct that inspires her and leads her to telling stories and filmmaking. She was introduced to filmmaking in her varsity days when she joined nuSTUDIOS Film Productions in NUS, Singapore. Made her first short film, Friday Morning (2005) and is now back on her journey to discover more stories and more lives.

Her Works : Friday Morning

Beng Kheng is an aimless undergraduate with a deep love for film. Since young, he has had the twisted vision that is the Singapore dream, drummed into this head; to grow up, find a job, get rich and obtain the five credentials of Singaporean success: the car, the condominium, the credit card, the cash and the career. It was only through the movies that he experienced life and the world beyond mindless cash and credit. It was also through the movies that made him broke. In a desperate search for an alternative drug, to bring the euphoria of cinematic escapism, he turned to free short film screenings. A lot of these short films sucked. He thought he could do better and has been trying to do so ever since. He is also majoring in Chemistry.

His Works : Slipper Story

A good while back, Weijie found himself standing in the soaring heat of Botanic Gardens, standing behind a friend, who was operating a video camera, shooting another two friends, who were toying in front of the camera. To get to that stage took two weeks of planning, and that was just to come up with a messy set of scribbled notes about what everyone was supposed to do, and how things should look. Obviously, it turned out nothing like he first imagined, which was something that would change the face of film, but it got him hooked.

His Works : Goldfish | Last Stranger Under the Heavens

As a lifetime member of nuSTUDIOS since 2004, Shaun has made the transition from school and event related video-making into the production and direction of short films. Shaun has worked on various nuSTUDIOS projects like Slipper Story and SOULS. Other than his nuSTUDIOS commitments, he has also done work in the Singapore film-making industry, including his services as a production assistant in Colin Goh’s Singapore Dreaming. His appearances on screen have been few but performances always stellar and have received high praise. Even if only from himself.

His Works : Slipper Story | SOULS

Yizhuang was a nuSTUDIOS member from 2002-2005 and graduated with a degree in Philosophy from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2005. His films explore the dark side of human nature. Some of the films he has directed include Scylla (2002) and Hedgehog's Complex (2005). He is currently teaching English in Japan.

His Works : Scylla | Hedgehog's Complex

Robert is a young and idealistic teller of stories. Afflicted by melancholy and low self-esteem, he has, his whole life, depended heavily on friends and family to motivate, guide and channel his energies and has, as a result, directed only 3 films since he first discovered its magic in mid 2002.

“The Devil’s Playground” is his second attempt at visual story-telling and its awkwardness and blunt delivery is its own evidence of the fact. Unabashedly pointless and mundane, “The Devil’s Playground” reflects well his views towards Singaporean story-telling at the time the film was made.

His Works : The Devil’s Playground

Elizabeth is a 22 year old Malaysian top honours year student of English Literature at the National University of Singapore on an ASEAN undergraduate scholarship. Watching movies make her happy. Previously, she specialized in set design for her theatre studies “A” levels.

Her Works : Last Stranger Under the Heavens