Researcher
Deep in the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia, a series of incantations invoke the spirits of yore, including those of the nimble, tricksy Kancil (mouse-deer) and the ferocious Buaya (crocodile). The ancient animals enact their folkloric vendetta in a furious dance of dominance, yet long-overdue vengeance is shrouded in smoke. Meanwhile, an effigy of a tree is burning, summoning a whole other host of spectres and ancestors. Conceived during the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival in 2019, while large-scale fires were consuming the forests of Indonesia, Yeo Siew Hua’s An Invocation to the Earth confronts climate collapse through the lens of pre-colonial folktales and animistic rituals. Through spoken spells and bodily entanglements, the video conjures up the fallen environmental defenders of a region ridden with ecological threats in the hope that their spirits will be reborn once again.
Producer
방글라데시와 싱가포르의 자연 풍광과 도시 풍경을 교차하며 따듯한 시선으로 바라보는 관찰 다큐멘터리. 하지만, 풍경 이면에는 거대한 건설현장과조선소에서 노동하는 극빈국에서 부유한 국가로 유입된 이주 노동자들이 있다. 그들의 부서진 몸, 무심한 표정들, 그들이 기거하는 감시받는 기숙사와 같은 이미지들을 시적으로 담아낸 영화.
Co-Producer
Following the disappearance of their 2-year-old daughter, Darren and Tara receive mysterious videos of their family and intimate life. When they find the voyeur, Darren decides to reverse the roles and spy on him in turn, without suspecting that this will lead him to confront his own image.
