a short film by Sherman Ong
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010 (World Premiere)
SYNOPSIS
This film centres on Xiao Jing, a ticket seller in an old cinema in Singapore. Coming from China to study acting in Singapore, her ambition is to break into the Singapore film industry as an actress.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
This film is about cinema and the slippages between documentary and fiction. It dwells on the idea of acting/re-acting/reprising real and imaginary roles, and touches on the themes of diaspora, migration, displacement, identity and the sense of belonging.
Technical Specifications
Singapore | 10:20 min | 2010 | Colour
Mandarin | English Subtitles | HD Video(PAL)
Country of production: Singapore
Year of production: 2010
Original Format: HD Video
Screening Format: BetaSP (PAL) or DigiBeta (PAL)
Website: http://ticketsthefilm.blogspot.com/
SUBJECT
Xiao Jing
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer/Director
Sherman Ong
Director of Photography
Ben Siow
Editor
Chan Kent
Assistant Director
Swee Wee Keong
Camera Assistant
Ian Wong
Sound
Chan Kent
Sound Post
Takuya Katsu
Publicity Designer
Catherine Chia
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
Tang Fu Kuen
Ming Wong
Christopher Shaw
Oriental Plaza, Shaw Brothers Ltd Singapore
Shaw Theatres Pte Ltd Singapore
13 Little Pictures Singapore
Asian Film Archive Singapore
Paddy Pictures Singapore
The Substation Singapore
