Dear Father

By Pak Sun Man and Jonathan Lee

Malaysia | In Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles | 2021 | 24 min 30 sec | PG

Singapore Premiere

Dear Father explores a son’s memories of his father through their phone calls, voicemails, unsent letters and photographs. In the film, sequences reflect the phenomenon of generation loss—the reduction in quality when making a copy of a copy—and as these materials accumulate onscreen, they become less vivid and more abstract. What eventually remains are mere traces and disappearances which reveal the deep tenderness in this father-son relationship, palpable even in everyday situations.

Dear Father has travelled to various film festivals, including the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (2021).

Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, UOB Southeast Asia Gallery, Theatrette

• Daily | 2.00pm

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Pak Sun Man (b. 1995, Malaysia) has a deep interest in exploring Chinese identity in Southeast Asia through film. With his work, Pak hopes he can give a voice to the Chinese diaspora in this part of the world, synthesising social, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of its fragmented realities.

Jonathan Lee (b. 1998, Malaysia) is a filmmaker based in Selangor. Determined to become a producer and director after he completed his Diploma in TV and Broadcasting in 2018, he pursued a Bachelor in Cinematic Arts. He is currently a junior creative in a production house, Imagineers Film.