A workshop jointly organised by the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster and Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival.

In partnership with CREAM, University of Westminster, Aperture hosts Workshop #3 continuing discussions arising from the first Asia Through The Aperture Workshop held in 2018. Asia Through the Aperture is an ongoing discussion series exploring contemporary and historical Asian moving image culture and art, and reframing discussions around ‘curating Asia’ and moving image practice.

Daniel Mattes and Daniel Hui in conversation
Daniel Mattes, producer of Cambodian director Kavich Neang’s award-winning Last Night I Saw You Smiling and part of collective Anti-Archive, and subject of this year’s Aperture/Director Focus Daniel Hui and part of collective 13 Little Pictures, will join us for a discussion on their artistic practice, documentary filmmaking and collectives in Southeast Asia.

12.15pm-12.20pm: Introductions

Sonali Joshi (Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival, Day for Night) / May Adadol Ingawanij (CREAM, University of Westminster) / Daniel Mattes (Anti-Archive, Cambodia) / Daniel Hui (13 Little Pictures, Singapore) 

12.20pm-12.35pm: Short Film

NEW LAND BROKEN ROAD (Kavich Neang, Cambodia 2018, 15 mins)

12.35pm-12.55pm: Daniel Mattes in conversation

12.55pm-1.10pm: Short Films

ANIMAL SPIRITS (Daniel Hui, Singapore 2013, 9 mins)

WANDERLUST (Daniel Hui, Singapore 2009, 5 mins)

1.10pm-1.30pm: Daniel Hui in conversation

1.30pm-2pm: Q&A with Daniel Mattes & Daniel Hui

The workshop takes place in conjunction with screenings across London of Aperture: Asia & Pacific Film Festival.

Aperture/London: part 2

11 Sep, Genesis Cinema: DEMONS +Q&A (Daniel Hui, Singapore 2018, 83 mins, UK Premiere)

12 Sep, DocHouse: EYE ON THE BALL +Q&A (Yih Wen Chen, Malaysia 2019, 78 mins, World Premiere)

13 Sep, Close-Up Cinema: SNAKESKIN +Q&A (Daniel Hui, Singapore 2014, 104 mins, UK Premiere)

14 Sep, The Horse Hospital: DANIEL HUI shorts + ECLIPSES +Q&A +drinks (Daniel Hui, Singapore 2011, 104 mins, UK Premiere)

15 Sep, Close-Up Cinema: DIE TOMORROW +intro (Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand 2018, 75 mins)

Aperture is dedicated to screening some of the boldest, most challenging and striking films from the Asian and Pacific regions, exploring issues around diversity and cultural identity, as well as the inherent links between and blurred boundaries within Asia and the Pacific. Aperture is the only festival in the UK to cover the whole of the Asian region and also to explore Oceania.

Presented by Day for Night in partnership with the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM), University of Westminster