Liao Jiekai Trailers
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes Trailer
Liao Jiekai is a Singapore-based filmmaker. He is now pursuing a Masters in Film Directing at Tokyo University of the Arts under the tutelage of Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Suwa Nobuhiro.
Most Popular Liao Jiekai Trailers
Total trailers found: 20
Singapore Cinema: Between Takes Trailer (2018)
01 December 2018
From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful.
667 Trailer (2018)
17 November 2018
Featuring five short stories of the reflections, interpretations and perspectives as our Singaporean filmmakers go on a journey in search of their cultural roots and how they make Singapore home, the omnibus seamlessly weaves the past and present as generations seek to understand, appreciate, preserve and pass on our heritage.
Time Pass, Years Past Trailer (2023)
02 December 2023
By examining the Frontier Danceland’s 1998 archival dance piece under the lens of 2023, residency filmmaker Jiekai Liao explores the concept of time and metamorphosis.
Bukit Orang Salah Trailer (2013)
26 October 2013
At various points in its history, tiny St. John's Island was where Singapore's colonial founder Sir Stamford Raffles docked his ship upon arrival, a quarantine centre for immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca, a penal colony for political detainees and secret society leaders, and a sleepy holiday resort.
As You Were Trailer (2014)
09 December 2014
Guohui and Peiling were childhood sweethearts who met again after years of being apart and became a couple.
Faraway My Shadow Wandered Trailer (2020)
28 November 2020
When he was a child, Junya promised his maternal grandfather that as the eldest grandson, he would take over the family Shinto shrine.
The Mist Trailer (2016)
23 November 2016
Two women recollect the sounds and images from places in their collective memories in this evocative dance-inspired film.
Silent Light Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
An old female voice narrates memories of growing up in a Singapore that no longer exists, the passing of a generation and her acceptance of death; deep into the night, mechanical fans rotate to the rhythm of passing wind, a mourner accompanied by restless phantoms and a lonely moth perched upon the yellow funeral tent; together they welcome the silent light of daybreak.
Clouds in a Shell Trailer (2012)
28 October 2012
Jin is a soldier who questions why he is serving mandatory military service. Yun is a teenage girl who struggles to get along with her foster mother.
The Drawing Room & Episodes from Art Studio Trailer (2016)
21 May 2016
The Drawing Room & Episodes from Art Studio is a filmic exploration of the text, characters and narratives from Yeng Pway Ngon’s novel, Art Studio.
Light of a Burning Moth Trailer (2020)
03 November 2020
A dancer stops speaking to be a "voice" for silent people. Meeting an old artist, she faces her trauma of her mother's disappearance.
Before the Wedlock House Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
In Before the Wedlock House, the bride allows filmmaker Liao Jiekai to follow her in close lengths documenting her pre-dawn conversations with her make-up artist and the early birds in her wedding entourage.
Watermelon Baby Trailer (2019)
27 November 2019
While Tamaki’s partner Sui was away for the summer, she consumed a watermelon seed and began growing a watermelon in her body.
Red Dragonflies Trailer (2011)
05 May 2011
Rachel and her two friends explore an abandoned railway track that runs through a dense forest, but an unforeseen incident brings their little adventure to an abrupt end.
Julia’s Coffee Trailer (2013)
04 May 2013
Ikram brings home his classmates to feed Julia, his blood-sucking stepmum. When Julia starts flirting with a classmate Ikram has been secretly admiring, he flies into a rage of jealousy.
On Memory Trailer (2021)
08 June 2021
Lost while visiting the graves of his ancestors, the protagonist finds his future self. Together, they embark on a journey of retracing the places their family would visit during the Qing Ming festival of tomb-sweeping.
The Age of Revelation Trailer (2021)
02 August 2021
The Age of Revelation tells the tale of a mythic figure who wanders through the world and observes the slowly growing disconnection between humanity, nature, and humanity’s innate spirituality.
Till Then, Awakening in a Dream Trailer (2019)
08 March 2019
Hong Kong veteran dancer Mui Cheuk-yin’s defining solo dance Awakening in a Dream, inspired by Pai Hsien-yung’s 1966 story about Kunqu opera actress Lan Tianyu, spanned three decades of performances.
Afar Trailer (2023)
22 November 2023
Lee Wai Shing’s short film focuses on family in response to Huang Canran’s poem ‘So Close’, t
My Father After Dinner Trailer (2016)
27 April 2016
My Father After Dinner follows an old security guard and his emotional journey in anticipating the return of his married daughter and her family for dinner.
