Foreground
The world of film genres—their rules, quirks and timeless tropes—occupy Foreground, which celebrates the essence and significance of popular cinema through these 12 films.
Space princesses, corrupt detectives and murder mysteries inhabit this section, busting down familiar narrative conventions to breathe new life into well-worn forms and challenge our viewing expectations.
Opening Film
Arco
Ten-year-old Arco accidentally time travels from the year 2932 to 2075, where he is befriended by a lonely girl raised by a robot.
Ugo Bienvenu / France / 2025 / 82 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Special Presentation
5 Dec, Fri 7:00PM / 119 min / M18 (Sexual Scenes) / Golden Village Vivo Max
This City Is A Battlefield
Revolution does not come cheaply, as a gang of anti-colonial hopefuls find when present passions test their dreams of a future.
Mouly Surya / Indonesia, Singapore, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Philippines, Cambodia / 2025 / 119 min / M18 (Sexual Scenes) / Singapore Premiere
Feature Films
Father Mother Sister Brother
A carefully constructed triptych of stories about the relationships between adult children, their parents and each other.
Jim Jarmusch / US, Ireland, France / 2025 / 110 min / Rating To Be Advised / Singapore Premiere
Hamnet
Art is born of sorrow and holds the power to heal in this devastating story on the creation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Chloé Zhao / UK / 2025 / 125 min / M18 (Sexual Scene) / Singapore Premiere
How Dare You?
Three grade schoolers in Japan become fed up with adults causing global warming and team up to teach them a lesson.
Mipo O / Japan / 2025 / 96 min / PG / Southeast Asian Premiere
Late Fame
Obscure poet and post office worker Ed finds himself unexpectedly revered by a group of young artists, including a charismatic actress.
Kent Jones / US / 2025 / 96 min / NC16 (Some Drug References) / Asian Premiere
Lesbian Space Princess
An introverted space princess must save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from Straight White Maliens in this madcap animated comedy.
Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese / Australia / 2025 / 87 min / R21 (Homosexual Content) / Singapore Premiere
Rabbit Trap
After relocating to the Welsh countryside, a couple is visited by a child who attempts to become part of their family.
Bryn Chainey / UK, US / 2025 / 97 min / Rating To Be Advised / Singapore Premiere
Rental Family
A lonely American actor in Tokyo steps into the lives of strangers, finding new purpose as their stories begin to shape his own.
Hikari / US, Japan / 2025 / 110 min / M18 (Some Mature Content) / Southeast Asian Premiere
Sentimental Value
An ageing director seeks to reconnect with his estranged adult daughters while preparing for his comeback film in their family home.
Joachim Trier / Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, UK / 2025 / 133 min / M18 (Some Mature Content) / Singapore Premiere
She’s Got No Name
In 1940s Shanghai, a woman accused of brutally murdering her husband becomes an unlikely symbol of resistance and survival.
Peter Ho-sun Chan / China / 2025 / 96 min / NC16 (Some Disturbing Scenes and Violence) / Singapore Premiere
The Secret Agent
A professor is on the run after locking horns with a politician who deems his department’s research a threat to his business.
Kleber Mendonça Filho / Brazil, France, Germany, the Netherlands / 2025 / 158 min / R21 (Sexual Scenes) / Singapore Premiere