Book Review: Nimita’s Place by Akshita Nanda
Parallel narratives of an Indian grandmother during Partition and her granddaughter in modern day Singapore make for a satisfying debut. Reading Nimita’s Place feels a little like moving in to a new […]
Review: Sink or Swim dir. Gilles Lellouche (French Film Festival 2018)
Synchronized swimming drama moves with its tale of friendship and camraderie. Gilles Lellouche’s Sink or Swim opens with a familiar quote, along the lines of a “square peg never being able […]
Review: Just A Breath Away dir. Daniel Roby (French Film Festival 2018)
Unusual premise couples with family drama to leave viewers breathless Last week, Daniel Roby’s Just A Breath Away opened the 2018 French Film Festival Singapore. The post-apocalyptic thriller film follows separated parents […]
Preview: French Film Festival 2018
The French Film Festival returns this November with a lineup of cinema to thrill, chill and evoke laughter! A bumper crop of around 30 classic and contemporary films will be […]
A Childhood Dream Come True: A Conversation with Writer Akshita Nanda
“I remember when I first came to Singapore in 1995 on a scholarship, my parents told me to eat the food in this country,” Akshita Nanda comments offhand, as we […]
Preview: French Film Festival 2017
The annual French Film Festival makes a return this November with only the best new French films, some of which will be making their Singaporean premieres! Organised by the French […]
