Youth Critics Writing
Browse the following reviews and essays written by our youth critics who participated in the SGIFF Youth Critics Programme (YCP).
The Youth Critics Programme allows emerging voices in film criticism to share fresh perspectives on the Festival’s lineup. Their contributions, rich with personal anecdotes and analytical depth, underscore the enduring value of thoughtful, long-form criticism.
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ATLAS VOL 2 : The Official Youth Critics Programme Publication.
Read Atlas Volume 2, featuring ten spirited young writers from Singapore who have lent their voices to the Festival’s lineup in 2023.
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Everything Comes Full Circle in Monisme
Riar Rizaldi’s Monisme (2023) is a vicious cycle of destruction. Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia’s most active and deadly volcanos, is the film’s central symbol of both life and destruction.
The Soft In-betweens of Asian Masculinity in Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Less is truly more in Jow Zhi Wei’s Tomorrow Is A Long Time (2023). Filled more with pause than movement, the pertinent messages in the film lie not in what is said but what is not.
Labyrinthine Longings in Dreaming & Dying
Singaporean director Nelson Yeo’s debut feature Dreaming & Dying (2023) delves into the complexities of human relationships in its portrayal of three middle-aged adults who yearn for connection.
The Salvation of a Spanning/Spinning City: Drugs as Messiah in Critical Zone
There is no point in living, and there is no point in dying. Such is the fact of life in Critical Zone (2023), Ali Ahmadzadeh’s fourth feature which won the coveted Golden Leopard Award at 2023’s Locarno Film Festival.
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