Extended by popular demand: Short Films

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SINGAPORE�-�Media OutReach�- 9 December 2020 -�Before
TCFF ends on 12
December 2020, movie buffs can catch these full-length features:

24 hour streaming only from 11-12 December 2020

The Chess Game of the Wind (1976; Iran), screened only twice in 1976, it
was presumed lost after the 1979 Iranian revolution. Found, and then restored
by Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project. A paraplegic
heiress and predatory men.�

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Streaming until 12 December 2020

Moral (1982; Philippines) by Marilou D�az-Abaya. Four female friends seek freedom in a patriarchal
society.

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Mental (2008;
Japan/United States), Best Documentary at the Busan International Film Festival
and the Dubai International Film Festival. The complex world of a mental health
clinic in Japan.

Darkness and Light (1999; Taiwan), Tokyo Grand Prix, Tokyo Film Festival
1999, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, Golden Horse Film Festival
1999, Best Film, Taipei Film Festival 1999. Love, blindness and reality.�

Blue Gate
Crossing (Taiwan; 2002), official selection of
the Director's Fortnight 2002 at Cannes. Coming-of-age film about teen romance.

Talentime (Malaysia; 2009), winner of Best Southeast Asian Film,
Cinemanila Film Festival 2009 and Best Director, Screenplay and Supporting
Actor, Malaysia Film Festival 2009. Yasmin Ahmad's last film; love and
friendship across barriers.

The Last Mile: On the Road to Eliminate Leprosy (Japan; 2017), WHO Goodwill
Ambassador Yohei Sasakawa's decades long war on leprosy takes him to 20
countries.

SHORT FILMS
-- 18 TITLES EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2020, INCLUDING:

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Elsewhere (2015; Italy), a heartwarming road trip movie starring Simone,
a young man with Down syndrome.

Dahdi (Singapore; 2014), inspired by a 2012 event in
which 40 Burmese Rohingya asylum seekers arrived in Singapore. An elderly widow
faces an unexpected guest -- and a moral dilemma.

Stand by Me Music Video (2020; Singapore), 46 artistes from 15
countries/regions perform a classic hit at the height of the pandemic.

Poop on
Poverty (2013; India), a
challenge faced by two billion people every day; a stylish dig at wealthy
tourists.�

Lovely
Bones�(Myanmar; 2015),
a love story about Pauk Gyi and his wife who share a bond to transcend all
obstacles.

Many Notes, One Melody (2018; India), voices joined in
harmony across caste, class and ability.

Streaming links:

Feature films: theprojector.sg/tcff

Short films and dialogues: Vimeo

For information: truecolors2020.jp/en/program/true-colors-film-festival-2020