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18:32 minutes
(2021)

Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, as the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them.

^{故事发生在新加坡, 一位年轻的教师向一位被误解的学生逼问真相, 而这一行为却导致了毁灭性的结果——他们都因此失去了重要的一切.}

Written and Directed by Vivian Ip

AWARD
2020 ARRI Support and Education (ARRIse) Program | Inaugural Grant
2021 1.4 Awards | Longlist
2022 USC First Look | Jury Award for Best Drama Film, Best Director
2022 Cine Gear Expo | Jury Award, Audience Choice Award for Best Film
2022 Hollywood ShortsFest | Best Screenwriter
2022 National Film Youth Awards | Best Performance
2022 The Valley Film Festival | Best Drama Film
2022 KAFFNY Infinite Cinema | Best Short Film
2023 Oceanside Film Festival | Best Director 
2023 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival | Best Woman Director
2024 University Film and Video Foundation | KODAK Vision Grant

FESTIVAL SELECTION
2021 Urbanworld Film Festival
2021 Hi!Shorts Film Festival
2022 SeriesFest
2022 Dances with Films
2022 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
2022 Beverly Hills Film Festival
2022 Micheaux Film Festival
2022 Catalina Film Festival
2022 Hill Country Film Festival
2022 Silicon Beach Film Festival
2022 Breckenridge Film Festival
2022 Topaz Film Festival
2022 Woodstock Film Festival
2022 Tryon International Film Festival
2022 Louisville’s International Festival of Film
2022 Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
2022 Asian Film Festival of Dallas
2022 Vancouver Asian Film Festival
2022 Regina International Film Festival & Awards
2022 Hamilton Film Festival
2022 Chilliwack Independent Film Festival
2022 Catalyst Film Festival
2022 Weyauwega International Film Festival
2022 LA Femme International Film Festival
2022 The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image
2022 New York Shorts International Film Festival
2022 Bushwick Film Festival
2022 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival
2022 Nottingham International Film Festival
2022 World of Film International Festival Glasgow
2022 Durban International Film Festival
2022 Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival
2022 Caminhos do Cinema Português
2022 Dharamshala International Film Festival
2022 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
2022 Still Voices Film Festival
2022 Borrego Springs Film Festival
2023 Capital City Film Festival
2023 Sarasota Film Festival
2023 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema
2022 Guam International Film Festival
2023 Kino London Short Film Festival
2023 Setting Sun Film Festival
2023 Lower East Side Film Festival
2023 River Bend Film Festival
2023 Golden Door International Film Festival