Royston Tan

24 (2021)

24 follows the journey of a deceased sound recordist through twenty-four diverse environments after his death. These include a forest, a theatre, a cinema, a temple, a cemetery, a truck carrying migrant workers, an apartment bathroom – and the set of a g ...

HIGH (2020)

Choose your story in HIGH, the new interactive short film by Royston Tan. ...

667 (2018)

Featuring five short stories of the reflections, interpretations and perspectives as our Singaporean filmmakers go on a journey in search of their cultural roots and how they make Singapore home, the omnibus seamlessly weaves the past and present as genera ...

36 Ways To Say Good Morning (2018)

Good Morning in Singapore. ...

The Kite Soars High (2018)

Razak faces two problems after answering a call. He faces the sudden need to prepare for his mother's departure rituals and musters the courage to explain to his younger brother who is intellectually disabled. Beyond Razak's expectation, Rashid, his younge ...

Imperfect Journeys (2018)

Watch Gurmit Singh's imperfect journey towards his goals, as told by acclaimed director Royston Tan. ...

Provision Shop (2016)

Bunga Sayang (2015)

A Chinese boy strikes an unlikely friendship with his elderly Malay neighbour who lives above him when his house ran out of water for a shower. ...

3688 (2015)

Parking attendant Fei Fei has always dreamed of becoming a singer, like her famous namesake – the legendary Taiwanese singer Fong Fei Fei. Fei Fei decides to follow her heart and joins a national talent contest. Her voice and sincerity captures the natio ...

7 Letters (2015)

An emotive anthology by seven of Singapore's most illustrious filmmakers, celebrating SG50 through the lives and stories of Singaporeans. Directed by Eric Khoo, Jack Neo, K. Rajagopal, Royston Tan, Tan Pin Pin, Boo Junfeng, Kelvin Tong. ...

The Flame (2015)

In 1965, an Indian family, whose men have been loyal servants of the British Royal Air Force, are faced with a life-changing offer of British citizenship as a reward for their years of service. The anglophone father is determined to follow his colonial mas ...

Old Friends (2015)

Old Friends is the final installation of a highly popular documentary series consisting of Old Places and Old Romances. In this film, food is the platter on which personal stories of ordinary people from all walks of life are collected, unravelled and serv ...

The Wedding Portrait (2014)

Vicky (2014)

Two brothers go in search of their dead hamster in their childhood playground. This film is a tribute to one of the oldest playgrounds in singapore. Written and directed by Royston Tan. Chuan pictures. ...

33713 (2014)

Letters from the South (2013)

Six filmmakers present six short films about the experiences of Chinese immigrants. Shot across Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Myanmar, the anthology depicts the crisis of identity that accompanies international migration. ...

Old Romances (2012)

There is romance in every corner we turn. In this sequel to the documentary, Old Places, Old Romances takes us on a journey to experience Singapore through the collective voices of ordinary Singaporeans. Through their voices, we hear personal stories from ...

69 (2012)

Ever since the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, Jon has been grappling with the loss of his wife. One night, a man appears at his doorstep, is he real or is he fantasy? ...

2 Mothers (2012)

I Want To Remember (2011)

I Want to Remember is about personal memory - the unforgettable moments in our lives, whether sweet, bitter or bizarre. Good or bad, these life moments inform and influence the way we act, giving us strength in adversity and solace in sadness. But most imp ...

Ah Kong (2010)

Old Places (2010)

Royston Tan's film first aired on the okto channel on 8 August 2010, 10pm. It was later produced as DVDs for sale at Books Kinokuniya, BooksActually & Objectifs. Old Places shows us oft-forgotten, yet almost immediately familiar areas in Singapore through ...

No Admittance (2010)

FishLove (2010)

The Birdsong Trilogy (2010)

Little Note (2009)

Living with little wants in the countryside, Zhiren and his mother expressed their love and support for each other in a simple way — by exchanging little notes. ...

Anniversary (2009)

"Anniversary" is a story of love, of what trust mean and the need to find out the truth. "Anniversary" will touch your heart and remain in your mind long after viewing. ...

12 Lotus (2008)

As a child, Lian Hua dreamed of becoming a performer in Singapore's Getai shows, concerts staged the same month each year and featuring emotionally broad songs of love, life and death. However, Lian's father dissuaded her from following her dreams, and whi ...

My SARS Lover (2008)

881 (2007)

Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya is estranged from her mother, who disapproves of her performances, whilst Little Papaya is an orphan who suf ...

After The Rain (2007)

Hotel Vladivostok (2006)

In a hotel overlooking the Sea of Japan, six disparate stories inter-connect giving time a shape, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Murder, sacrifice, betrayal, longing and regret weave into a tapestry of souls remembering ...

4:30 (2005)

Longing for human contact Xiao Wu tries all he can to make a connection through physical and metaphorical walls in that hour between night and day. ...

Monkeylove (2005)

In the evocative landscape of wintry Hokkaido, Monkeyboy (a young man in a monkey suit) searches for his stolen heart – but even the serene beauty of a mountain cannot redeem the failed connection. ...

Careless Whisperer (2005)

2005 short film by Royston Tan ...

New York Girl (2005)

2005 short film by Royston Tan ...

D.I.Y. (2005)

In D.I.Y, the squeak of dirty plates, the tap of a finger against a seafood restaurant aquarium, the thump of feet inside a cargo lift, and many other disparate sound, all come together into a quirky and funky piece of beat science, a human – and humane ...

The Absentee (2004)

2004 short film by Royston Tan ...

The Blind Trilogy (2004)

A 2004 short film by Royston Tan made of three parts: Blind / Old Parliament House / Capitol Cinema ...

15: The Movie (2003)

Five troubled teens, abandoned by society and family, form a bond in a world of violence, drugs, and self-destruction, facing harsh realities of modern Singapore. ...

The Old Man and The River (2003)

177155 (2003)

24 HRS (2002)

2002 short film by Royston Tan ...

'15' (2002)

An award winning short with a hyper-kinetic, mind-bending foray into the world of adolescent Singaporean boys. '15': The Short; mixes documentary realism, dream sequences, rapid montages, and other stylistic flurries to unleash a hard-hitting cinematic as ...

48 on AIDS (2002)

Hock Hiap Leong (2001)

Hock Hiap Leong pays tribute to this a 55-year old coffee shop on Armenian Street that has been an incessant inspiration to many people. The urban re-development board's demolishing plans in 2001 inspired the filmmaker to capture this epitaph of history. ...

Sons (2000)

Seeking to reach out to his son, a father expresses his wish to fix a relationship that has become cold and distant. ...

Jesses (1999)

1999 short film by Royston Tan ...

4A Florence Close (1998)

1998 short video work by Royston Tan ...

Adam.Eve.Steve (1997)

24 (2021)

24 follows the journey of a deceased sound recordist through twenty-four diverse environments after his death. These include a forest, a theatre, a cinema, a temple, a cemetery, a truck carrying migrant workers, an apartment bathroom – and the set of a g ...

Singapore Cinema: Between Takes (2018)

From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore's film industry is a diverse one and its evolution is nothing short of colourful. Recollecting Singapore's famed studios in the 1950s to uncov ...

881 (2007)

Two Singaporean girls join together to form the Papaya Sisters, a getai group that sings at performances during the seventh lunar month. Big Papaya is estranged from her mother, who disapproves of her performances, whilst Little Papaya is an orphan who suf ...

Be with Me (2005)

Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his sick wife. In the second, two teenage girls become soul mates and lovers. In the third a chubby security guard ...

'15' (2002)

An award winning short with a hyper-kinetic, mind-bending foray into the world of adolescent Singaporean boys. '15': The Short; mixes documentary realism, dream sequences, rapid montages, and other stylistic flurries to unleash a hard-hitting cinematic as ...

The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998)

The Teenage Textbook Movie is a film adaptation of Adrian Tan's bestselling 1988 novel The Teenage Textbook. It is a lighthearted look at the lives of four students in Singapore as they start junior college. ...