SYNOPSIS:
Using mass displays like the National Day Parade, school cheers and public announcements as well as performances by harmonica virtuoso Yew Hong Chow, avant garde pianist Margaret Leng Tan and itinerant buskers, we discover Singaporeans’ complex relationship with Singapore. This documentary touches on the desire to be heard, to be seen and to belong, both to Singapore and to the present. Singapore Gaga has received rave reviews from the local media.

Awards and festivals:
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006
Official Selection, Bangkok International Film Festival 2006, Thailand
Official Selection, Malaysian Video Awards 2005
In Competition, Festival of Three Continents 2005, Nantes, France
Firecracker Showcase of Asian Films, 2005, London, U.K

Director’s bio:
Tan Pin Pin is writer/director whose works have won numerous awards including a Student Academy Award for her documentary, Moving House. Her television credits include Afterlife, which received two Asian Television Awards. She is co-founder of the Fly By Night Video Challenge, a 48-hour filmmaking challenge, in Singapore.