Thursday, July 2, 2009

Spread the word

After a resounding opening last weekend, HERE continues its run at the Picturehouse this week...



For those who have not yet experienced HERE - don't miss out on Singapore's unique feature film entry to the Directors' Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2009, by filmmaker and visual artist Ho Tzu Nyen! Come experience this singular cinematographic adventure!

Screening times (tickets available from Wednesday evening, 1 July)

Thursday 2/7 - 9.30pm
Friday 3/7 - 7pm
Saturday 4/7 - 4.30pm
Sunday 5/7 - 4.30pm
Monday 6/7 - 7.30pm
Tuesday 7/7 - 7.30pm
Wednesday 8/7 - 9.30pm

*****

What reviewers from all over the world have to say about HERE


"HERE... relentlessly forms, destroys and reforms, a different species among local films"
***1/2
- Eista Lee, zbNOW (translation)


"one of the most memorable features to have appeared recently on the local movie scene"
***1/2
- Yong Shu Hoong, my paper


"ranks among the best and most expressive films yet to come out of Singapore"
- Mathias Ortmann, sinema.sg


" a breath of fresh air"
- Tan Heng Hau, Moviexclusive.com


"HERE is unlike any Singapore film we have ever seen"
- Fridae


"there's a method to the madness here"
- Stefan S, A Nutshell Review


"Ho's interplay of camera and sound achieves hypnotic serenity, even, eventually, dreamy melancholy."
***1/2
- Whang Yee Ling, 8Days


"a deep reflection on cinema and on human nature"
- Bruno Carmelo, Nisimazine.


"A triumph for a first-time director"
- Amanda de Guzman, The Business Times


"a beautiful aesthetic"
- l'Humanité

"a strange sensorial experience"
- DVDRAMA


"a highly sophisticated visual language and inventive montage, the story intrigues, captivates"
- les Fiches du cinéma


"an entry point into the singular artistic universe of the filmmaker"
- www.evene.fr

"Acquiring a ticket for this film, is accepting to immerse oneself in a cinematographic adventure."
- Tadah! Blog

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Tzu Nyen’s short films have competed in important festivals such as the 30th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and the 53rd and 54th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. His 2006 video, "The Bohemian Rhapsody Project" received a Special Mention at the 5th Vienna Independent Short Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the 4th Pris de Courts International Short Film Festival in Paris. As a visual artist, Tzu Nyen has presented his works at numerous significant international exhibitions such as the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), the 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale (2005) and the 1st Singapore Biennale (2006). In 2008, he conceptualised, wrote and co-directed "The King Lear Project", a co-commission by the KunstenFestivaldesArts in Brussels and The Singapore Arts Festival. For the recent Singapore Arts Festivals 2009, he collaborated with Singaporean band The Observatory for the performance "Invisible Room". HERE is his first feature film.


TICKETING DETAILS

I. Tickets available at
- The Cathay box office, 2 Handy Road, level 5
- www.cathay.com.sg (from 1 July 2009)

2. Discounts:
- 12% discount on tickets purchased at box-office only with UOB Visa card.

3. About the film
www.herethefilm.com

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