DREAM STALL
Director’s Commitment: If my movie wasted your time, I’ll give you a refund
If you feel like you wasted your time after watching my film, i will be giving you back your money if you bring your ticket stub to me and share why felt that way.
Over the years, I’ve seen Singaporeans write off local films before even supporting them, and I don’t blame them as they perhaps supported a film that they felt disappointed by.
However I know how much effort my team and I put in to Dream Stall to create something we really think people would enjoy, and as I believe that films are best experienced in the cinema, offering a money-back guarantee is my way of asking for your trust that I will not waste your time. But if you still felt that it was time wasted, I would love to hear you share how i can improve my work in future.
Date & Time: 5 June (Fri) 830pm-10pm
Location: *SCAPE Gallery L5 // 2 Orchard Link (S) 237978
Note: Due to legal reasons, we are only able to refund regular ticket purchases (not through culture pass). Entry at this event constitutes consent to be possibly filmed/photographed for documentation.
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.
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.