Lee Hsien Loong
Xiao Jie, a cheeky Nanyang Primary student, is forced by his mother, an NYGH alumna, to attend her former teacher's birthday celebrations. Over the course of the celebrations, Xiao Jie develops an appreciation for his school’s rich heritage through mini narratives set in the 1930s and 80s. The film also features actual interviews of alumni, who share the highlights of their school lives.
In 1987, the Singapore government, using the Internal Security Act, arrested 22 people in what was called "Operation Spectrum". These people were held indefinitely without trial, physically and mentally tortured, and coerced into admitting that they were guilty of a "Marxist conspiracy" on public television. In this film, ex-detainees share what they experienced during that time.
A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.
