Singapore Dreaming

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.

A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.

In 1962 Hong Kong, two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses.

Mia, an ex-prostitute, is trapped in a loveless marriage with the abusive Quan (Sunny Pang, who also stars in Headshot in this year’s Festival lineup), a butcher who runs a roast meat shop. When she meets sensitive funeral director Wu, their passion for one another escalates into an affair. But the path to true love is fraught with jealousy, forcing someone to make a deadly move.

In a world where food has been outlawed, a small band of food lovers risks their skins to defy the authorities and feast on contraband food.

An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.

Five troubled teens, abandoned by society and family, form a bond in a world of violence, drugs, and self-destruction, facing harsh realities of modern Singapore.

Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his sick wife. In the second, two teenage girls become soul mates and lovers. In the third a chubby security guard tries to find the courage to woo a beautiful woman who works in his building.