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A FILM BY GEORGIA OAKLEY BLUE JEAN England, 1988. Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government has introduced Section 28, a clause of the Local Government Act which seeks to prohibit “the promotion of homosexuality” by local authorities across the United Kingdom. For Jean, a gym teacher whose sexuality is a secret from her colleagues, the threat is immediate and real: if exposed, her love life could cost her her job. At work, every sidelong glance, every whisper, and every query about Jean’s private life is a threat. But sympathy from her girlfriend Viv, played by Kerrie Hayes (NOWHERE BOY, BLACK MIRROR) also feels limited. Out and proud, and part of a co-operative of similarly assertive lesbian women, Viv regards secrecy as capitulation to an increasingly oppressive system. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new girl at school catalyses a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core. Anchored by a stunning performance from Rosy McEwen (THE ALIENIST, VESPER), this poised and penetrating debut by writer-director Georgia Oakley grips like a thriller, whilst exploring with intense sensitivity a period in British history the effects of which still resonate in countless lives today. GENRE: Drama, LGBTQ+ CERTIFICATE: R21 DIRECTOR: Georgia Oakley FEATURING: Rosy Mcewen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday DURATION: 97 mins COUNTRY: United Kingdom YEAR: 2022 LANGUAGES: English RELEASE DATE: 16 Mar 2023 STREAM

A FILM BY TARIK SALEH BOY FROM HEAVEN On the first day back after the summer holidays, the grand imam collapses and dies in front of his students in a prestigious university in Cairo. This marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence to take his place. GENRE: Drama, Thriller CERTIFICATE: PG (Some Violence) DIRECTOR: Tarik Saleh FEATURING: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Yunus Albayrak, Abduljabbar Alsuhili, Mouloud Ayad, Mohammad Bakri, Okan Bozkus, Ramzi Choukair DURATION: 126 mins COUNTRY: Sweden, France, Finland, Denmark YEAR: 2022 LANGUAGES: Arabic with English Subtitles RELEASE DATE: 8 Jun 2023 STREAM

A FILM BY ALEJANDRO LANDES MONOS On a faraway Colombian mountaintop, what at first glance looks like a hedonistic summer camp, is actually the setting of a mission: child soldiers with war names must make sure that Doctor, a kidnapped American woman, stays alive. But when a battle approaches and a borrowed milk cow is killed by accident, playtime is over. GENRE: Thriller, Drama CERTIFICATE: M18 DIRECTOR: Alejandro Landes STARRING: Julianne Nicholson, Mois és Arias, Sofia Buenaventura, Julián Giraldo, Karen Quintero DURATION: 100 mins COUNTRY: Columbia YEAR: 2019 LANGUAGES: Spanish with English Subtitles RELEASE DATE: 6 Dec 2019 STREAM

A FILM BY JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE & LUC DARDENNE YOUNG AHMED In Belgium, today, the destiny of young Ahmed (13), caught between his imam’s ideals of purity and life’s temptations. GENRE: Social Realism, Drama CERTIFICATE: M18 DIRECTORS: Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne STARRING: Idir Ben Addi, Myriem Akheddiou, Claire Bodson, Olivier Bonnaud, Victoria Bluck, Othmane Moumen DURATION: 84 mins COUNTRY: Belgium, France YEAR: 2019 LANGUAGES: French, Arabic with English Subtitles RELEASE DATE: June 2020 STREAM

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY NYFA 2022 PRE-SELECTION JURY AND GUEST PRESENTER 19 AUGUST 2022 Our founder Vincent Quek was invited to be a part of the National Youth Film Awards 2022 Student Pre-selection Jury. In this role, he helped screen submissions by student filmmakers and nominate them to be part of the final selection of movies to be judged. This engagement was capped off with an Awards ceremony on 19 August 2022 at *SCAPE where Vincent was one of the guest presenters to the final winners of the Awards. OBJECTIFS CINEMA: ALTERNATIVE VOICES JULY 2022 How are films shaped by socio-political forces, and how do they affect our sense of agency in return? We're glad to have moderated a conversation with Boo Junfeng and Phoebe Pua, as they discussed the myriad ways in which filmmakers in the region are commenting and reacting to national, societal and cultural phenomena. COMING HOME — A REEL ROUNDTABLE JUNE 2020 The common path for the independent film typically passes through 4 distinct stages: production; festival/sales; distributor; exhibitor. Each stage functions as a cog in the wheel of the industry, working in tandem while facing strained pressures of each other's roles in an interdependent film ecology. In this roundtable, we joined various key players in the industry at The Substation to share strategies we apply in their own sectors in hopes of sparking an optimistic shift towards sustainable film practices. STREAM NOW: I DREAM OF SINGAPORE APRIL 2020 As part of fundraising efforts for Transient Workers Count Too - TWC2 during this COVID-19 crisis, we're hosting this independent Singapore title from Tiger Tiger Pictures on our VOD platform in collaboration with The Projector. All proceeds will go towards supporting initiatives by TWC2 and The Projector, after Vimeo and Paypal costs. To further support them, please visit twc2.org.sg/getinvolved/donate ** COVID19 WATCH PARTIES MARCH / APRIL 2020 We've been experimenting with virtual watch parties. On 29 March, local directors Boo Junfeng (Apprentice) and Kirsten Tan (Pop Aye) hosted a Toni Erdmann watch party over Zoom which culminated in a hilariously off-key rendition of The Greatest Love Of All! ​ On 4 April, Amanda Lee Koe and Kirsten Tan hosted a Portrait Of A Lady On Fire watch party. To say it was a scintillating conversation is an understatement. HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD PREMIERE, WITH KIM BORA 28 SEPTEMBER 2019 At the 2019 edition of the Singapore Writer's Festival, Kim Bora's award-winning debut feature House of Hummingbird made its Southeast Asian premier at the Asian Film Archive's Oldham Theatre. ​ We were joined by the director herself for post-screening discussions on 14 & 15 September 2019. BIRDS OF PASSAGE, POST SHOW Q&A WITH SANDRA KLASS 3 AUGUST 2019 Join us for a special screening of the arthouse equivalent of Narcos - BIRDS OF PASSAGE this weekend. Don't miss the post-screening Q&A with Europe-based Singaporean colourist, Sandra Klass, who helped create the colour palette of Birds Of Passage, and she will share with us more on the art of storytelling in colour and the creative process behind the look of Birds Of Passage - an absolute treat not to be missed! DRINK WITH A FILM DISTRIBUTOR 20 APRIL 2019 Heyyy 👋 we miss meeting our audience members so why not come out and have a drink 🍻 with us? Take this chance to ask Vincent (our founder) anything under the sun - what the heck LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT was about... why he always likes to buy films with plot twists... your horror cellphone-in-the-cinema story... or if you have suggestions for how we can improve our outreach, marketing, or film selections thus far - we're all ears. AGNÉS VARDA TRIBUTE: FACES PLACES 20 APRIL 2019 We are more than sad to hear that one of the greatest filmmakers known to humanity - la femme terrible Agnés Varda - has just passed away. In memory of her raucously colourful and defiantly vibrant style, we will be screening her recent documentary feature FACES PLACES as tribute at the Projector - join us in celebration of Varda's zest for film and life. NYFA CONFERENCE 2019: LET'S TALK ABOUT FILM SCHOOLS 20 APRIL 2019 Often the first step for young film talent, film school is seen as a stepping stone into a industry and a marker of artistic calibre. We're glad to be part of a panel of select film professionals who will share their experiences and insight into the inner workings of these film schools beyond their prospectus. CUSTODY x AWARE SINGAPORE: PANEL DISCUSSION 31 MAY / 1 JUNE 2018 Anticipate Pictures is excited to host two exclusive post-show dialogues at the Arts House with the empowering individuals from AWARE, Singapore’s leading gender equality advocacy group. Navigating the themes presented in CUSTODY, hear their thoughts about the film, their experiences and efforts in the local context, and the silent prevalence of domestic violence in Singapore. MICHAEL HANEKE: A RETROSPECTIVE 4 - 11 FEBRUARY 2018 In collaboration with Alliance Française de Singapour, we've put together a retrospective program of 10 Michael Haneke films, well known for being a ustere, clinical, unsettling, rarely seen on the big screen. A first for Southeast Asia, the retrospective culminates in the Singapore premiere of his latest film HAPPY END, which had its World Premiere In Competition at the Festival de Cannes 2017. SWF BEYOND 2017: FILM SCREENINGS 4 - 9 NOVEMBER 2017 As part of SWF Beyond, Singapore Writer's Festival worked with us to showcase a trio of acclaimed films during the Festival, namely CITY OF GHOSTS, SAFARI and PATERSON. ​ There will be a special screening of CITY OF GHOSTS with a Post Show Talk, featuring two prominent writers Helon Habila (Nigeria) and Mohamed Imran Mohamed Taib (Singapore) at the National Gallery Singapore. GET UPDATES FROM US:

A FILM BY JOSEPHINE DECKER MADELINE'S MADELINE Madeline (newcomer Helena Howard) has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director (Molly Parker) pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother (Miranda July) into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women’s lives. GENRE: Coming-of-Age, Drama CERTIFICATE: M18 DIRECTOR: Josephine Decker STARRING: elena Howard, Molly Parker, Miranda July DURATION: 93 mins COUNTRY: USA YEAR: 2018 LANGUAGES: English RELEASE DATE: 17 Aug 2018 STREAM

A FILM BY ALI ABBASI BORDER Tina (Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she is forced to confront hugely disturbing insights about herself and humankind. GENRE: Nordic Noir CERTIFICATE: M18 DIRECTOR: Ali Abbasi STARRING: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jorgen Thorsson, Sten Ljunggren DURATION: 110 mins COUNTRY: Sweden LANGUAGES: Swedish with English subtitles RELEASE DATE: 9 March 2019

A FILM BY JERRY ROTHWELL THE REASON I JUMP Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people. It opens a window for audiences into an intense and overwhelming, but often joyful, sensory universe. GENRE: Documentary CERTIFICATE: PG13 DIRECTOR: Jerry Rothwell DURATION: 82 min COUNTRY: UK, USA YEAR: 2020 LANGUAGES: English RELEASE DATE: 1 April 2021 STREAM

A FILM BY KIM BORA HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD Set against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Deprived of attention from her family, she roams the neighborhood with her best friend, attempts romantic relationships with both girls and boys alike and is sent to the hospital with an unclear diagnosis. When Young-ji, a new teacher, arrives, she becomes the first adult Eun-hee feels really understands her. GENRE: Coming-of-Age CERTIFICATE: M18 DIRECTOR: Kim Bora STARRING: Ji-hu Park, Sae-byeuk Kim, In-gi Jeong, Seung-yeon Lee DURATION: 138 mins COUNTRY: South Korea, USA YEAR: 2018 LANGUAGES: Korean with English subtitles RELEASE DATE: 14 Sep 2019 STREAM

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