Undercurrent
Tracing uncharted territories in cinema, Undercurrent taps into the audacious innovations of experimental filmmaking today and invites you to explore the art form’s limitless possibilities.
Our opening film will be followed by a performance lecture by filmmaker-musician Julián Galay on the interconnections between humans, animals and other species. Each of these 13 moving image works in this section charts its own distinct path, drawing upon a wide range of inventive approaches to expand our notion of what cinema can be.
Opening Film with Live Performance
28 Nov, Fri 7:00PM / 159 min / PG / Oldham Theatre
Intersections
A dreamlike yet analytical exploration of convergences between humans and animals in the city.
Julián Galay / Argentina / 2025 / 84 min / PG / Asian Premiere
MÍMESIS (Dreams, animals and tuning forks)
A performance lecture that draws unexpected connections between animal behaviours and human systems of knowledge.
Julián Galay / Argentina, Germany / 2024 / 45 min / No Rating / Asian Premiere
Feature Films
Bouchra
A queer artist tries to engage with her avoidant mother in this inventively animated film.
Meriem Bennani, Orian Barki / Italy, Morocco, US / 2025 / 83 min / Rating To Be Advised / Asian Premiere
Dry Leaf
A father’s quest through Georgia’s crumbling football fields turns into a haunting meditation on the fading of memory and spaces.
Alexandre Koberidze / Germany, Georgia / 2025 / 186 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Resurrection
Resurrection is Bi Gan’s love letter to cinema and a meditation on the endurance of dreams amidst fading images.
Bi Gan / China, France / 2025 / 159 min / NC16 (Some Drug Use and Violence) / Singapore Premiere
Underground
A dancer’s movements and a tour guide’s stories reveal Japan’s subterranean histories in this poetic film.
Kaori Oda / Japan / 2024 / 83 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Double Bill
4 Dec, Thu 7:00PM / 71 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / National Gallery Singapore, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium
Narrative
This hybrid film imagines ways that survivors of state-sanctioned violence in Thailand could seek justice.
Anocha Suwichakornpong / Thailand, Japan, Korea / 2025 / 49 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / Southeast Asian Premiere
The Body Craves Impact as Love Bursts
An evocative blend of performance and documentary inspired by real-life experiences of political activists in Bangkok.
Wattanapume Laisuwanchai / Thailand / 2024 / 22 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Double Bill
30 Nov, Sun 2:00PM / 92 min / NC16 (Some Mature Content) / Oldham Theatre
Morning Circle
For the displaced, even the smallest gestures of care and intimacy are suffused with the regulating force of colonial pedagogy.
Basma al-Sharif / Canada, UAE / 2025 / 21 min / PG / Southeast Asian Premiere
Hair, Paper, Water…
A home movie like no other, ensconced in the tradition of silent film, and a poetically pedagogical archive of a vanishing community.
Trương Minh Quý, Nicolas Graux / Belgium, France, Vietnam / 2025 / 71 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Triple Bill
29 Nov, Sat 4:30PM / 94 min / PG / Oldham Theatre
Olena Newkryta / The Netherlands, Austria / 2025 / 26 min / PG / World Premiere
Natasha Tontey / Indonesia, Switzerland / 2024 / 32 min / PG / Singapore Premiere
Kevin Jerome Everson / US / 2025 / 36 min / Exemptible / Southeast Asian Premiere