Cheeky’s First Short Film

Oh man, I’m seriously neglecting this blog of mine but there’s a reason for it. I’ve been busy with my short film lately. This little project of mine has taken 6 months to make, from writing the script to on location shooting and finally post-production. The script itself has to be written 5 times before I’m satisfied with it. This is what I call dedication to my craft sia. To add to the glam factor, the film was shot entirely on location in Hong Kong. Uh huh, you heard that right, Hong Kong ok. Either you give it your all or you don’t do it at all. That’s always a mantra that I adhere to.

Anyway, I had a private screening for some of my peer in the industry over the weekend and I must say the response has been pretty encouraging and positive. Eric Khoo called it “mind boggling” while rubbing the bulge of his. Roystan Tan said he can hardly wait for the full feature and Tan Pin Pin with reddened eyes and runny nose clenched my hands and kept saying “Thank you, thank you so much.” As for Jack Neo, well, when I told him it’s an arthouse film before the screening, quickly excused himself and never came back. Ong Soh Fern from the Straits Times talked the most cock and I quote her, “A film that convey the despair and loneliness of a man in his quest to find his true self and identity will surely resonate with most audience today including myself as the film seek to explore the underlying reason as to why the protagonist did what he did in the film. Cheem and powderful stuff sia!” And lastly, Yuni Hadi brushed past me, winked and slipped a note into my pocket and muttered,” Call me.” before she left the premises. Wah lau, seriously man, it’s only a short film, don’t need to be so dramatic lah guys.

I know by now most of you should be really curious and totally worked up by all the hypes and excitements generated by my short film so without further ado, ladies and gentlemen . . . “Life In Motion”

If you don’t understand the film, it’s ok. Art-house is like that wan.