DREAM STALL
Singapore Showtimes
Golden Village // Redeem SG Culture Pass
Malaysia & Brunei Showtimes
GSC Cinemas // TGV Cinemas // Mega Cineplex // MS Cinemas // Womei Cinemas // Bona Cinemas // Ashtar Galatic Cinema
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Showing in KL, Selangor, Johor, Penang, Pahang, Melaka, Perak, Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei
Short Synopsis: When her father (Mark Lee) decides to shut down their family bak kut teh shop, top-scoring university graduate Enya (Annette Lee) takes it upon herself to save it.
Dream Stall held its gala premiere at The Star Theatre on 21 May and the official merch is available here.
Director’s Commitment: Before the movie opened in theatres, Annette made a public announcement offering a full refund to anyone who didn’t now like the movie. This was Annette’s was of asking for the audience’s trust that she will not waste your time and the public was invited to come collect the refund on 5 June at *SCAPE if they wanted. This event was covered by the news crews of The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. On the refund day, many viewers showed up to express how much they loved the film and only 1 person requested a refund.
About the Director
With a strong passion for storytelling, Annette studied filmmaking in NTU’s School of Art, Design & Media, where she wrote and directed several award-winning short films that have been screened at various film festivals.
One of her student short films, Graduation, represented Singapore at the Hongkong International Mobile Film Awards, and won Best Art Direction at the Singapore Short Film Awards. It also earned a Best Screenplay nomination at the National Youth Film Awards, while her thesis film, Keep Mum, earned her a Best Director nomination.
Annette has since created viral comedy videos on social media, as well as various webseries, such as the heartwarming comedy series Asian Billionaires which she wrote, directed and starred in. She also co-created the unique comedy music video series called The Ann & Ben show, best known for 这个那个 (The Cai Fan Song)
With her debut film Dream Stall, Annette hopes to tell an authentic story about the modern Singaporean dream.