He Shuming

Film Title: Labour Day

Country of Production: SINGAPORE
Year of Production: 2010
Duration: 23 Minute
Language: Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Subtitles: English
Shooting Format: HD
Screening Format: HD/ DVD

Synopsis

Cik visits her old flat to collect rent from her two foreign worker tenants who are on their way to work – Zoe, a frumpy 30-year old Malaysian Chinese whose second application to be a Singapore citizen has just been rejected, and Purple, a study-mama from China, who is hiding a secret from her 12 year-old son.

LABOUR DAY is a quirky and quiet observation of how one goes to great lengths to pursue a better life in a city obsessed with progress and change.

Cast/Crew

Jasmine Koh, Ye Xiang Ling & Zaliha Halim

Writer & Director: He Shuming

Producer: Kimberly Leng

Director of Photography: Goh Hiro Toshi Thomas

Laurels:
In Competition, 2nd Asia-Africa Film Festival, Bandung, Indonesia

2011 Southeast Asian Cinema Programme, Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS), University of Hawaii

Sinema Showoff! – National Day Special, August 2011, Sinema Old School