Monday, September 20, 2010

Jalan Jalan to the West

From the writer for First Class, Police and Thief and Polo Boys comes Jalan Jalan to the West, an indie short film by Marcus Goh. A modern day Singaporean retelling of an ancient classic.

Definitely one of the more memorable film projects I have ever participated. Everyone is a volunteer on this guerrilla film set. Touching to see how many different generations of students from Wee Kim Wee School came together to help an alumni fulfill his filmmaking aspirations. You have seniors who have graduated as long as 4 years ago to current sophomores.

I have been most impressed with the drive and responsibility of the juniors, who despite taking on tougher and less glamorous roles, still gave their best to the film. Couldn't have done it without them. The shoot has been amazingly smooth and the spirits on set good. 2 more nights of principal photography. It's the last stretch now.

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