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.

Profile

Lei Yuan Bin

Movies

Baby Queen
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.
Late Spring
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.
Late Spring
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.
Late Spring
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.
Late Spring
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.
Late Spring
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.
Late Spring
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
Director
An undeniable documentation of human rights dismissed in favour of commerce and progress in a first-world country.
03-Flats
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
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.
White Days
Writer
Drama about the daily life of three young people in Singapur.
White Days
Director
Drama about the daily life of three young people in Singapur.