Hard Work Paid Off!

So many local short films are premiering this 2 weeks! Hush, Cubik, Haunted Changi.And there is 'Sinema Showoff! The Oriental Show'.I'm proud to say that I'm involved in two out of a total of 7 short films screened that evening, A light in the Darkness and The Forest Spirits.A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (WORLD PREMIERE)Liew Shi Xiong | Mandarin | 24 mins | PG In 1942, the unforgiving invasion of the Japanese has left the island of Singapore in chaos and disarray. Thousands of lives are lost and despair has descended upon the people of the island. Despite being marked earlier on by the Japanese for supporting relief efforts in China, a Buddhist monk in Singapore risks further enraging the oppressors, when he opens the gates of his monastery to shelter hundreds of frightened and homeless civilian refugees.His courage and compassion shows how humanity still shines on even in the darkest of times.

Inspired by actual historical accounts. A Light in the Darkness from Liew Shi Xiong on Vimeo.Words from Jae: I'm extremely excited about this film. Reason being its my first attempt speaking Japanese on screen and the role I play is a super challenging one. Be sure to catch this!THE FOREST SPIRITS 狐仙计 (SINGAPORE PREMIERE) (CURATOR'S PICK) Ting Szu Kiong | Mandarin | 10mins | PGTHE FOREST SPIRITS 狐仙计 is the first Singapore wuxia short film. A powerful clan leader (Sunny Pang) goes deep into the forest to hone his supernatural skills. To stop disturbance, he kills one of the forest spirits to warn them while they are having a celebration. Years later, the forest spirits lure a young man into the forest. This is their first step in their revenge against the tyrannical man who has taken away their territory.Supported by Singapore Film Commission (SFC).~~~ Film Festival ~~~Curator’s Pick, Maskara Shorties Film Festival 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGK86crsV0k[](/batch.download.php?aid=7677968)Words from Jae: This is one of the earlier productions I've done. One of the first short films. My role is significantly smaller but my god-brother Clement is the lead and thats the reason why you should catch it! Furthermore its the first independent WuXia (武侠）Film made in Singapore!Ticketing Details*************Admission is FREE, but tickets will be issued to prevent overcrowding and adhere to building and fire safety guidelines. Tickets can be booked prior online (Processing Charge of 25cents each transaction. Limited to 10 tickets each transaction). Tickets booked online will have to be collected by 7.10pm. This reduces the 'Q' also at the registration table. After 7.10pm the tickets will be made available to walk-in patrons.Online ticket link:http://tix.sinema.sg/index.php?event_id=95----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Last but not least, there's one more film coming up on 29th August 2010 8pm at the Substation, as part of the 6th Singapore Short Film Festival.HOT! (WORLD PREMIERE)Koo Chia Meng | English | 15mins | 2009The death of a man sets Jay, Josh and Melinda on a path that would betray their consciousness, bringing to light the extent of their personal struggles and trauma that they have to transcend as the incident draws to a close.HOT! - Official Trailer from karmour on Vimeo.Words from Jae: Good Music, very abstract film. Expect lots of sexy men and women. OH thats me above!More details on  http://www.substation.org/6th-singapore-short-film-festival/I'm glad results are showing finally. And I've just received a piece of good news from one of my director friend that we'll be doing a feature film soon! Yippie!Guys be sure to attend both events ok? Oh and not forgetting 'Hush' which I'll be hosting toight!