Serene Chen

Películas

Strawberry Cheesecake
Headmistress
In Singapore, where even vapes are illegal, three rebellious schoolgirls are caught smoking by the principal. Their revenge prank takes a sinister turn.
Paper House
Lian
Paper House is a short film set against the backdrop of a traditional Chinese funeral and its customs. The film follows the story of a family as they descend into disharmony after the death of their patriarch. The title of the film refers to the old Chinese tradition of burning paper offerings for their deceased loved ones. This short film is a eulogy for this colourful art form that is fast disappearing in Singapore’s modern society.
Letters from the South
Serene (segment "Singapore Panda")
CARTAS DEL SUR es una colección de seis cortometrajes sobre el tema de la diáspora china en Asia Sur - Oriental . Cada película se presenta como una letra que representa los sentimientos y las emociones de los cineastas hacia su patria de origen , China . Los seis cineastas son Aditya Assarat ( Tailandia ) , Royston Tan ( Singapur) , Midi Zhao ( Birmania ) , Sun Koh (Singapur ) , Tan Chui Mui ( Malasia) , y Tsai Ming Liang ( Malasia) .
Sex.Violence.FamilyValues.
Carol
A kindergarten principal finds a series of morbid cartoons drawn by a docile pupil. A porn actor struggles to rise to the occasion while filming his first porno. A middle-aged nightclub bouncer faces off with a rebellious teenage stripper. Director Ken Kwek tells three iconoclastic stories in a short film that pitches political correctness out the window of Singapore mainstream cinema.
Delilah, Before
Corrine
A young Singaporean woman, haunted by a dark past and teenage pregnancy, has to regain her mother's trust in her rehabilitation as she reassumes custody of her young child.
Singapore Dreaming
Irene
Disappointed by his failed dreams, Loh Poh Huat visits his frustrations on his family. So when he wins the lottery, everyone believes the money will deliver them from their struggles. However, Loh dies abruptly and his elaborate and surreal Taoist funeral pitches the family into a battle where the stakes are the very meaning of life itself. Singapore Dreaming is a poignant yet darkly humorous story which follows the lives of six individuals as they navigate the rapidly changing conditions experienced in today’s modern South-East Asian cities.