going through the Mekong

proud to have proofread the latest issue of the Mekong Review, southeast asia's finest journal of the arts, literature, politics, the environment, and society. thanks to managing editor (and general inspiration) Kirsten Han for the opportunity.

my fave articles are the interview with artist Xyza Cruz Bacani; Siddharth Dasgupta's review of Everything the Light Touches, the multilayered novel by Janice Pariat; and Peixuan Xie's Mae Sot travelogue, which makes me wanna go wandering too. preview issue 32 now — preview.mailerlite.io/preview/231880/emails/97187145795503484 — let me know if i made any proofreading errors (!), and subscribe to keep 'em going!

stranger eyes 👁️‍🗨️📹👁️

FOTO: Christopher Wong / Akanga Film Asia

happy to share that i'm coproducing and script consulting 杨修华 (Chris) Yeo Siew Hua's upcoming feature film, Stranger Eyes《默视录》!

the surveillance thriller stars a personal hero, 李康生 Lee Kang-Sheng, who only keeps getting more magnetic; 巫建和 Wu Chien-Ho, the blistering son in A Sun《陽光普照》, for which he was nominated for a Golden Horse; newcomers 林幻夢露 Anicca Panna and 娜娜 Xenia Tan; veteran 陳雪甄 Vera Chen (Boluomi); and 張子夫 Pete Teo, the legend from Malaysia himself. read the Variety report here: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/yeo-siew-hua-stranger-eyes-lee-kang-sheng-1235699479/.

it's been a looong journey, and will finally begin again in 2024 when the film's ready. special shout-out to Raymond Phathanavirangoon's dearly missed SEAFIC x Produire au Sud (of Festival des 3 Continents, coordinated by Guillaume Mainguet), where we first developed this project in 2016–17. thank you for believing in us and for your patience.

watch out, or be watched, for more!

happy mid-life crisis, singapore!

singapore turns 58 today. it's where i was born and am based, currently. here's how i've been feeling about it recently (and visually), since i got back from portugal:

Postcard image by Heman Chong, part of 'God Bless Diana', 2000–2004