Using mass displays like the National Day Parade, school cheers and public announcements as well as performances by harmonica virtuoso Yew Hong Chow, avant garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan and itinerant buskers, we discover Singaporeans’ complex relationship with Singapore. This documentary touches on the desire to be heard, to be seen and to belong, both to Singapore and to the present.
Tan Pin Pin is an awardwinning Singaporean film director. She is known for her insightful and heartfelt films about Singapore and her ability to bring out poignant moments in ordinary, everyday scenes. Her films are critical and commercial successes and they have screened in Berlin, Cinema du Reel, Pusan, Rotterdam and Nantes 3 Continents.
Singapore GaGa was voted the Best Film 2006 by The Straits Times. It was the first independent documentary to have a sold out seven week screening.
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