Afterlife Architect
-Documentary
Director: Elyss Tai
Country: Singapore
Length: 9mins 30secs
Language: Hokkien, Mandarin
Subtitle: English
Completed date: 2014
School: School of Film and Media
Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Making paper offerings for funeral rites are time-consuming, and the family behind Associated Handicrafts has been in this trade for over 30 years. What goes into making such structures? How will such an esoteric occupation weather the future? Join the Toh brothers as they take you through a colourful process and hear their thoughts of the future.
Director: Elyss Tai
Writer: Elyss Tai, Zanne Siek
Producer: Zanne Siek
DP: Matthew Chaisit Tan
Editor: Phoebe Low
Cast: Toh Kia Cheng, Tock Yan Seng
Film Festivals Appearances:
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Shanghai International Film Festival 2014
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Singapore Heritage Film Festival 2015
About the filmmakers
Both met in the Mass Communications diploma course provided by the School of Film and Media Studies, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. This documentary was produced and directed during their third year. They are currently second year undergraduate students at Hokkaido University, majoring in Japanese Studies in the Modern Japanese Studies Program.
