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Lah Lah Land: Stories from Singapore

This SG60 season, we look at some of the landmark firsts in Singapore cinema and stories that reflect on identity, heritage, and home.

From Singapore’s very first martial arts film Ring of Fury drop-kicking into the scene to Eric Khoo’s 12 Storeys and Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo, the first Singaporean film to be shown at Cannes and first Singaporean Camera d’Or winner respectively, to Kirsten Tan’s Sundance-award winning hit Pop Aye, these films mark turning points that have shaped our island’s cinematic voice. Spanning decades and styles, ArtScience Cinema celebrates the pioneering spirit and growing global presence of Singapore’s storytelling on screen.

Daily Screenings – Free Admission

7 Letters (2015) by Boo Junfeng, Tan Pin Pin, K. Rajagopal, Kelvin Tong, Royston Tan, Eric Khoo, Jack Neo | PG (Some Coarse Language)

Weekend and ArtScience After Hours Screenings – Ticketed

Pop Aye (2017) by Kirsten Tan | M18 (Sexual Scenes)
Ring of Fury 血指环 (1973) by Tony Yeow, James Sebastian | PG (Some Violence)
12 Storeys 十二楼 (1997) by Eric Khoo | PG13 (Some Sexual References and Coarse Language)
Ilo Ilo (2013) by Anthony Chen | PG13 (Brief Coarse Language)
Wonder Boy (2017) by Dick Lee | NC16 (Some Drug Use)

Image: Ilo Ilo (2013). Courtesy of Giraffe Pictures.

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Nothing Comes by Chance

by Kirsten Tan

A love letter and an ode, Nothing Comes by Chance is a reflection of Marina Bay Sands’ journey with Singapore, shaped by imagination, resilience, transformation, and unshakable optimism.

Catch Nothing Comes by Chance before every screening, more details here

7 Letters (2015), dir. Boo Junfeng, Tan Pin Pin, K.Rajagopal, Kelvin Tong, Royston Tan, Eric Khoo, Jack Neo

116min | PG (Some Coarse Language) | Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin, Tamil, English with English subtitles
Free admission subjected to seat availability

Showtimes
Mon – Thu: 11am, 1pm, 3pm & 5pm
Fri: 11am, 1pm & 3pm
Sat – 2 & 9 Aug : 7pm
Sat – 16, 23 & 30 Aug: 11am
Sun: 11am
Celebrate SG60 with this cinematic ode to what make us uniquely Singaporean.

A moving anthology by seven acclaimed Singaporean filmmakers, 7 Letters is a love letter to Singapore, capturing stories that reflect on identity, heritage, and home.

Images courtesy of mm2.

Pop Aye (2017), dir. Kirsten Tan

104min | M18 (Sexual Scenes)

Showtimes
Saturdays
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Aug
1.30pm

This bittersweet, award-winning tale follows a disillusioned architect and his long-lost elephant on a surreal journey. Touching and absurdly funny, Pop Aye celebrates human connection across time and terrain.

2017 Winner of Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Screenwriting

2017 Winner of Zurich Film Festival International Feature Film Award

Image courtesy of Giraffe Pictures.
Ring of Fury 血指环 (1973), dir. Tony Yeow & James Sebastian

78min |PG (Some violence) | Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles

Showtimes
Sundays
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Aug
1.30pm

Singapore’s only 70s kung fu cult classic that was initially banned and reborn again.

Once too bold for its time, this underground gem punches its way back to the big screen. Catch this rare slice of local martial arts cinema history restored for audiences again.

Image courtesy of Asian Film Archive.
12 Storeys 十二楼 (1997), dir. Eric Khoo

105min | PG13 (Some Sexual References and Coarse Language)

Showtimes
Saturdays
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Aug
3.45pm

Eric Khoo’s seminal feature peeks behind closed doors of everyday Singapore life set in a HDB block. Wry, poignant and piercingly real, the film’s throwback reminds us of the quiet storms in the everyday lives of ordinary Singaporeans.

Image courtesy of ZhaoWei Films.
Ilo Ilo (2013), dir. Anthony Chen

99min | PG13 (Brief Coarse Language)

Showtimes
8, 15, 22 & 29 Aug – Fri: 7pm
2 & 9 Aug – Sat: 11am
16, 23 & 30 Aug – Sat: 7pm

A tender tale of family, loss and unexpected bonds. Ilo Ilo paints a quietly powerful portrait of a Singapore family during the 1997 Asia financial crisis.

2013 Winner of Cannes Camera d’Or

2013 Winner of Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film

2013 Winner of Golden Horse Award for Best New Director

2013 Winner of British Film Institute Sutherland Trophy

2014 Winner of Palm Springs International Film Festival Directors to Watch

Image courtesy of Giraffe Pictures.
Wonder Boy (2017), dir. Dick Lee & Daniel Yam

96min | NC16 (Some Drug Use) | English, Mandarin, with English subtitles

Showtimes
Sundays
3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Aug
3.30pm

Before fame, there was the fight to dream... Discover the untold coming-of-age story of Singapore’s music icon, Dick Lee. Raw, rebellious and resonant, Wonder Boy charts the beats of a generation. An SG60 must-watch film for every dreamer.

Image courtesy of mm2