Kris Ong

History

Kris Ong is the Singaporean writer/ director of several short films and music videos that have collectively screened at international film festivals and platforms such as MTV Asia. Her latest short film ‘Sunday', had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019. She is the co-writer of the feature film Ajoomma, to be directed by He Shuming (SEAFIC Award Winner 2018.) Kris was the youngest participant at the Singapore International Film Festival’s Southeast Asian Film Lab in 2014, and has written script coverage for an international variety of scripts, short stories and novels since 2016. In 2019 she joined HBO Asia as a script consultant.

Movies

Ajoomma
Ajoomma
Writer
A middle-aged widowed Singaporean woman named Auntie has spent the majority of her life providing for her family. As her adult son Sam becomes more independent, she is left to deal with a completely new identity outside of her roles as a daughter, wife, and mother. A solo vacation to Korea turns into a wild adventure when she meets Jung Su, an elderly security officer, and Kwon-Woo, a teenage tour guide who can't seem to get his life together. The trio embark on an unexpected roller coaster ride where hearts flutter and unlikely bonds are formed.
You Idiot
You Idiot
Writer
Roaming the streets one night, Darren and Matt write a song about what’s to come in their happy-go-lucky world.
You Idiot
You Idiot
Director
Roaming the streets one night, Darren and Matt write a song about what’s to come in their happy-go-lucky world.
Sunday
Sunday
Director
A young woman with a full body rash is driven to violence during a forbidden encounter with her sister’s boyfriend.