Come Home
-Drama (PG)
Director: Tan Fen Yi Sabrina
Country: Singapore
Length: 9mins 56secs
Language: Hokkien (Dialect),
Mandarin and English
Subtitle: English, Japanese
Completed date: 2015
The Chinese believes that on the 7th day, the spirit of the dead will return home to visit their families for the last time. A young boy who is very close to his grandfather, decides to help him return home on the 7th day after his death.
Director: Tan Fen Yi Sabrina
Writer: Nicholas Anthony Lim
Producer: Nicholas Anthony Lim and Tan Fen Yi Sabrina
DP: Nicholas Anthony Lim
Editor: Christopher Datugan
Casts: Joshua Ho (Grandson), Jack Tan (Grandpa), Christina Lim (Sandy)
Film Festivals Awards:
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mm2 Movie Makers Competition 2nd Runner Up
Director's Message
Come Home is a short film that I first conceptualized in 2010, and finally made in 2015. It is a film that explores what happens when one passes on and if their beliefs actually bring them to where they were supposed to go. Some cultures, religions, and traditions are presented in this short film format. Audiences will get a better sense of what the differences and real life conflicts are like in Singapore.
Short films have the ability to tell stories in a short span of time. I hope I can continue to tell more stories that are relatable and believable to the viewers.
- Sabrina Tan
About the filmmaker
Sabrina Tan graduated in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creative Producing from Chapman University Singapore. She started out in the industry by working as an assistant director at Mediacorp. Later on, she started freelancing as a 1st AD and Script Supervisor & Continuity.
During her free time, Sabrina makes short films. Her short film “Come Home”, is about a young boy who is very close to his grandfather and decides to help him return home on the 7th day after his death. It won 2nd Runner up at the MM2 Movie Makers Short Film Competition.
As a director, Sabrina’s films touches on social issues present in our society, and has a deep affinity with the elderly and children.
