The 25th Filial Exemplar
A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.
Leon Cheo
Director
Also Directed by Leon Cheo
Wei, 21, has not clashed with her real estate agent mother for over a year since they started a new system – “talking” to each other solely through cheerful-looking notes. However, when Wei clumsily announces that she is moving out to live independently, her obstinate mother declares war.
Yoke Sim, Poh Sim and Choy Sim are three elderly sisters setting out for a pleasant evening at the Opera. They will however only come face to face with their own demons – each other.
As they drive to San Francisco, married couple Angie and Danny debate a decision which will change their lives forever.
In 1970s Singapore when families were pressured and incentivised to have no more than two children, a newly pregnant Teochew mother contemplates keeping her third child despite facing overwhelming financial constraints, social stigma and state disincentives.
In 1960s’ Singapore Chinatown, hard-boiled detective Lee Kian Hock is hired by Mrs Chan to look into her millionaire husband’s extramarital affair. But when he finds Mr Chan murdered in a seedy hotel room and meets his enigmatic daughter, Michelle, a web of lies, intrigue and betrayal begins to unravel as each of the characters pursues their own agendas ruthlessly, in search of love and money.
A few weeks after Wei Long and Daniel have broken up, Daniel asks Wei Long to meet him once more.
