On the occasion of the third season of ciNE65 - a short film competition organized by Nexus - director Bertrand Lee made this movie in which he revisits some fundamentals in contemporary Singapore, his take on peace and war. Tapping in on Shooting Gallery Asia's solid expertise in producing and shooting videos for the armed forces, he created this one-shot story. In appropriate fashion, our Singapore production team and crew brought one of their big guns to film the project, on home soil. CREDITS Director : Bertrand Lee Production : Shooting Gallery Asia (Singapore) Executive Producer : Chris Loo Producer : Joanne Zheng DOP : Joseph Lee Rigging : Rahman Offline : Gary Koay Grading & Online : Benny Wong SYNOPSIS The film is set in 2015, in a hypothetical scenario that Singapore finally finds itself at war after 50 years of uninterrupted peace. A young soldier boy’s thoughts are captured, as he is about to charge into battle, towards enemy fire. He goes through a plethora of emotions, from fear, to reminiscence, to realization, and finally, courage in the face of death. About Bertrand Lee Bertrand directed his first short film Trishaw, which picked up a National Award for Best Cinematography from Kodak's "The Competition" that year. He embarked on a Director's course at the Escola Superior de Cinema I Audiovisuales de Catalunya in Barcelona, where he directed his next short film La Conquista. It screened at the Cilect (Association of the World's Major Film schools) 50th Anniversary Festival, which named it one of the best student films made in its history. His short film Birthday was the opening film for the short film section of the prestigious Venice Film Festival, and subsequently went on to screen at more than 50 international festivals, picking up 6 international festival awards. Bertrand currently works as a TV Commercials Director, and has directed ad campaigns for clients such as BreadTalk, Coca Cola, Singtel, Starhub, Rexona, in Singapore and around Asia. About ciNE65 ciNE65 returns for the third season in 2015, calling on Singaporeans to reflect on our past, present and future as a nation with the theme “Believing • Home” – as Singapore celebrates 50 years of independence as one people. Organised by Nexus, ciNE65 is a short film competition that provides a platform for Singaporeans and those in Singapore to express and embrace their Singaporean identity. For more information, please visit www.cine65.sg

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