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DIMINISHING MEMORIES I & IIOPEN AT THE ARTS HOUSE FROM 19th September 2008
Screenings will be followed by the director’s Q&A sessions
Tickets available now, hurry!
**The filmmaker will donate her proceeds from the premiere to The Substation and the
Asian Film Archive**
“It is not just about Lim Chu Kang. Diminishing Memories II has gone deeper than
sheer nostalgia. It questions beyond the superficial notion of development and how
everybody has accustomed to it, playing to the rules of the game.”
~~ 李慧玲，《联合早报》采访组主任 Lee Huay Leng, Lianhe Zaobao Local News Editor
“Diminishing Memories II is possibly the first local feature documentary sequel to
have picked up where the previous had left off and the title holds meaning.”
~~ Stefan, the Nutshell Review.
Thirty-one-year-old filmmaker Eng Yee Peng is a former resident of Lim Chu Kang
before this rural community was uprooted to give way to redevelopment. Gone are the
good, old kampong days; and her childhood memories, once fresh, are fading.
Diminishing Memories I & II are two thought-provoking and intimate documentaries, a
tribute to Yee Peng’s indelible memories of Lim Chu Kang.
Follow Yee Peng’s personal journey in her attempt to re-capture her lost childhood
and her struggle in letting her beloved kampong go. Both films are narrated in
Mandarin and subtitled in English, with interviews conducted in Mandarin, English
and the Teochew dialect.
Synopsis
Diminishing Memories I (50mins)takes you on a personal journey with Eng Yee Peng,
the filmmaker, to recollect her childhood memories of living in Lim Chu Kang, a
village that has already died and its spirit dispersed. Find out more about the
former Lim Chu Kang community and landscape; with the use of archival photographs,
old 16-mm film footage, interviews of former residents, and an animation that will
piece together memories of kampong life that is almost unheard of today.
Diminishing Memories II(49mins) Prompted by the Singaporegovernment’s recent
announcement of a plan to turn Lim Chu Kang into an agriculture-cum-entertainment
attraction, Yee Peng sets out to revisit vestiges of her haunting childhood for the
second time. A new film with fresh content on interviews with the new investors and
current tenants of Lim Chu Kang, Yee Peng is forced to face the deepest fear in her
heart. Find out how she learns to accept the much-changed Lim Chu Kang community
and how the evolving times have also altered its spirit.
Trailers & Reviews of the films: http://diminishingmemories.spaces.live.com
Film Screenings:
Fridays (19th September & 3rd October)- 7:30pm
Saturdays (20th September & 4th October)- 4pm, 7:30pm
Venue:
The Arts House, Screening Room
Address: 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore179429
(Nearest MRT- Raffles Place)
Ticket Prices:
S$8.50 Full
S$6.50 Concession (Students & Senior Citizens)
Tickets are available at The Arts House Box Office
Only 75 tickets per screening, book early to avoid disappointment!
Ticket Bookings:
The Arts House Ticketing Hotline: 6332 6919 or email tickets@toph.com.sg
Bulk Bookings: 6332 6912 or email martini@toph.com.sg
The Arts House Website: http://www.theartshouse.com.sg/event_details_2008.php?id=826
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