Singapore Movies

1955 / Duka Nestapa / Deep Sorrow / L. Krishnan / Keris

A young scientist invents a device that reads the alpha waves of living creatures but struggles to launch his brilliant discovery. This invention...

For selfish and petty gains, the village head enlists the help of the medicine man to conjure a toyol (child spirit) for him to own. However, the...

1954 / Pawang / Soothsayer / K. M. Basker / Malay Film Productions

When two close friends are approached to sell drugs by a stranger, one of them agrees and the other one disagrees. How their choice has made an...

Best friends Ariel and Olivia’s getaway to Johor Bahru takes a turn when Olivia’s boyfriend Jiawei decides to tag along. As the trio...

When a group of four children discovers a mysterious phenomenon in the form of a claw machine that can grant wishes, they start to play around with...

A nameless voice narrates the end of a civilisation, a mysterious light unearths the remnants of the lives once lived. The eponymous flower hints at...

Born Chinese, Hajar was given away as a baby to a Malay-Muslim family and raised as one. Her past catches up with her as Hajar prepares for her first...

Proximities focuses on the trope of the Malay Boy found in the works of Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng (b. 1917-1983). It attempts to locate the...

A married man talks to his married neighbour in a cafe in 1970s Singapore. Adapted from the Wong Kar-Wai film "In the Mood for Love".

On a hot sunny afternoon, a father and two restless siblings are stuck in a traffic jam. The younger boy needs to relieve himself and his annoyed...

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where fossil fuels have run out, humans must run on treadmills to generate electricity and hit mandatory output...

One fine morning, Deva sets out to enjoy his favorite treat—a donut. However, his peaceful moment is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of a...

With her family on the cusp of change and separation, a filmmaker questions the meaning of her given name, her place among her four sisters, and...

A woman has bigger plans for the construction worker whose turtle she agrees to buy.

A film by Naz Achnas attributed to 1951 and/or 1953. Some press reviews date to 1954.