Art Through Our Eyes
Five award-winning Southeast Asian directors created filmic interpretations of masterpieces of their choice from the National Gallery Singapore's collection
2016 · 30m · N/A
Documentary, Drama
Directed by
Eric Khoo
,
Yuhang Ho
,
Joko Anwar
,
Brillante Ma Mendoza
,
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Overview
As an omnibus of short films, Art Through Our Eyes is inspired by the art collection found at the National Gallery Singapore. Each of the five directors – Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Ho Yuhang and Joko Anwar – handpicked a masterpiece from the 19th and 20th century as inspiration for their short films.
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