Their Remaining Journey

debut feature film written, directed and edited by John Clang

2018 | 101 mins | Chinese, Hokkien, Cantonese with English subtitles | DCP | 1:85:1 | Black & White, Color | 5.1

Trapped with a family of strangers in Singapore while waiting for reincarnation, a dead theater actress observes the life of others and the loss of her own family. Within the same time frame, two other incidents take place in New York and Hualien.

An ex-mistress travels from Singapore to New York after learning the death of her lover while a Singaporean living in Hualien is attempting to muster courage to tell his wife about his betrayal and illness.

Seemingly unrelated, the three protagonists form a complete cycle of reincarnation.

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FILM STILLS

BEHIND THE SCENES

Director's Statement

As an artist, I wanted to make films when I was 23 years old but did not do it because I felt that I had nothing new to contribute. Twenty years later, I feel ready to start exploring this journey and create films that matter to my heart. The main idea is to invite everyday people sitting in front of the goggle-box to come inside the goggle-box and play the leading roles.

Their Remaining Journey is the first in a trilogy of films I'm making. It involves the mobilization of an entire family, my parents and many close friends to be the cast, experiencing the process of first time filmmaking alongside me. By weaving fictional narratives into their routine life, it became a game and an opportunity for them to express their inner feelings.

Since they are not actors by profession, the film is mostly presented in black and white. I did not want the lush colors of the film to be a distraction or concealment of their subtle performance, expression or even awkwardness. This intended methodology of utilizing documentary approach in a fictional film allows me to explore beyond my original script, leaving a much bigger space for further contemplation.

- John Clang

REVIEWS

The Art(s) of Slow Cinema: Review by Dr Nadin Mai

Seeing Film: IFFR by Michael Ewins

SELECTED SCREENINGS

Official Selection - International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018
Opening Film - Painting with Light: Festival of International Films on Art 2018, National Gallery Singapore
Official Selection - Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2018
Official Selection - Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2018

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