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Lei Yuan Bin

Lei Yuan Bin

Birth : 1977-01-01, Singapore

History

Born in Singapore in 1977, he is a Berlinale Talents alumnus and co-founder of the 13 Little Pictures film collective. In 2012, he won the Young Artist Award presented by the Singapore National Arts Council. His debut feature film, White Days, screened in competition at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. His documentary 03-FLATS screened in competition at the Busan International Film Festival as well as in the international architecture biennale in Venice. Fundamentally Happy, co-directed by Tan Bee Thiam, premiered in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

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Lei Yuan Bin

Movies

Director

In Singapore in 2020, a drag performer named Opera Tang makes her debut in a pink dress as people cheer her on. She has her drag performance, through which she finds a best friend, and her lover, but the world surrounding her is not always pleasant. The conservative beliefs of her Catholic family, the ban on gay sex, and the system of conscription are harsh realities that she must face every day.

Producer

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

Colorist

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

Sound Designer

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

Editor

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

Cinematography

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

Director

The film plays homage to legendary Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu’s film of the same title. Focusing on the end of the cherry blossom season and a cemetery in Tokyo, Late Spring invites a contemplation of loss and change, and a sense of calm and hope in the current global pandemic.

I Dream of Singapore

I Dream of Singapore

Director

An undeniable documentation of human rights dismissed in favour of commerce and progress in a first-world country.

Director

03-FLATS follows the domestic experiences of three single women who are at different stages of their lives. It records how domestic resilience might resist the ennui of mass housing, turning housing into home.

Fundamentally Happy

Fundamentally Happy

Director

Twenty years ago, Habiba and Eric were neighbours. When Eric revisits her home to find her still living there with her husband, what seems like a friendly reunion turns into the gradual revelation of a painful secret from the past. An unflinching look at the consequences of abuse, Fundamentally Happy explores without judgment or condemnation critical issues such as trust, memory, relationships and consent.

Writer

Drama about the daily life of three young people in Singapur.

Director

Drama about the daily life of three young people in Singapur.