Events

In conjunction with the Invisible Privilege conference that we are organising on 2-3 May, we are also hosting a film screening of the movie “A Yellow Bird” at The Projector as a way of beginning the dialogue on the notion of privilege. Please join the conference convenors and film director on 1 May (Labor Day) for a film about unprivileged labor in Singapore.

Admission to the film screening is complimentary, however seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. We hope to see you there!

PROGRAM
2.30pm – 2.45pm   Please take your seat (first-come, first-served basis)
2.45pm – 3.00pm   Welcome Remarks by Organisers
3.00pm – 4.50pm   Film Screening
4.50pm – 5.45pm   Q & A Session with Film Director

SYNOPSIS
Siva, a thirty eight year old convicted smuggler, is released from prison after eight years and begins a journey to locate his ex-wife and daughter who have left him without a trace. His quest leads him to a heinous truth. How far will he go in order to redeem himself from his guilt?

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
K. Rajagopal is a Singaporean film director and screenwriter. He co-wrote and directed the social drama film A Yellow Bird, which was selected to be screened at the International Critics’ Week, 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Before he found filmmaking, he worked in the hotel industry and was also teaching in a school for mentally-challenged people. Besides filmmaking, he has also worked onstage and collaborated with many notable theatre directors on projects such as Medea, Mother Courage and Beauty World. He performed as King Lear in The King Lear Project at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels and at the Singapore Arts Festival in 2008, after an 11-year hiatus. In 2009, he played Faust in Film Faust for the Esplanade Presents Series. His entry into filmmaking is a direct result of being a ‘frustrated actor’ in the theatre world who was unable to get lead roles as a result of being a minority race in Singapore.