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Singaporean film-maker K. Rajagopal's feature film A Yellow Bird (2016) will be screened at The Projector's Majulah Cinema! showcase.
Majulah Cinema!
The Projector celebrates SG60 with a showcase featuring the works of five local film-makers and the movies that have had an impact on them.
Among them is K. Rajagopal's A Yellow Bird, which follows a former convict searching for his ex-wife and estranged daughter. The film made its Cannes debut at the 2016 International Critics' Week, a parallel section of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
The film Rajagopal curated is British film-maker Mike Leigh's 1993 award-winning black comedy Naked.
Singapore International Film Festival Audience Choice award-winning director Quen Wong will present her 2021 documentary Some Women, followed by a question-and-answer session after the screening.
Wong's choice of film, He's A Woman, She's A Man (1994), will delight fans of the late Hong Kong legend Leslie Cheung. The classic romantic comedy by Hong Kong director Peter Chan also stars Anita Yuen and Carina Lau.
The Majulah Cinema! showcase runs from Aug 10 to Sept 6.
Where: The Projector Golden Mile, 05-00 Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road
MRT: Nicoll Highway
When: Aug 10 to Sept 6, various times
Admission: From $13.50
Info:
theprojector.sg/themes/majulah-cinema
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Seol In-ah (left) and Keum Sae-rok in Iron Girls 2.
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K-drama actresses Uee, Seol In-ah and Park Ju-hyun – who participated in their first triathlon in Season 1 (2024) – are back for another physical challenge.
This time, it is the brutal sport of boxing, and joining them is fellow actress Keum Sae-rok.
UFC fighter Kim Dong-hyun reprises his role as captain of the quartet, sharing his expertise in the ring and leading the actresses to victory.
From jump-rope drills to boxing techniques to sparring sessions, the actresses have 120 days to overcome their fears of getting punched and get fighting fit to compete in a boxing competition.
Each has to overcome personal obstacles, such as Uee's fear of hitting someone and Keum's lack of stamina. Seol, gifted with natural athleticism, falls in love with boxing and picks up the sport with ease.
The unscripted variety show also demonstrates the actresses' camaraderie, as they cheer for one another amid their gruelling training.
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Jung Kyung-Ho in Oh My Ghost Clients.
PHOTO: VIU
Jung Kyung-ho plays No Mu-jin, a labour attorney who, after a near-fatal accident, can see ghosts. In exchange for his life, Mu-jin is forced into a contract with a deity who expects him to seek justice for the wrongfully dead due to corrupt employers and unjust labour laws.
Assisting Mu-jin in avenging the dead are his sister-in-law Hui-joo (Seol In-ah) and her tech-savvy admirer Gyeon-u (Cha Hak-yeon).
Driving the 10-episode series are the chemistry between the trio and the cases inspired by real-life South Korean labour injustice.
For instance, an episode revolves around the exploitation and bullying of migrant workers, while another case involves Mu-jin seeking to shed light on the death of a young factory worker caused by the negligence of senior staff. There is also a tragic fatal workplace accident that is the result of a corporation cutting corners.
Though steeped in supernatural elements, Oh My Ghost Clients is more a dramedy than a horror or thriller.
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