A love letter between New York and Granada, Spain. Featuring excerpts from Ode to Walt Whitman by Federico García Lorca and Federico García Lorca's letters home from New York translated by Greg Simon and Steven F. White Dario breve de un Depredador by Carmelo Sánchez Muros Irresistible Forces by José de Diego and Niña De Los Peines' Quisiera yo Renegar Text read by James Stuart Garner, Carmelo Sánchez Muros and Marta Moreno Muñoz With support from Tara Transitory, Marta Moreno Muñoz (Granada) and Adam Van Eeckhout (New York) Produced in residence at The Unifiedfield, Granada, Spain Special thanks to Huerta de San Vicente and Fundación Federico García Lorca

Chancre – a painless ulceration formed during the primary stage of syphilis. A transmission and transmutation of a memory couched in shame. This essay video includes, among others, excerpts of text from The Writings of a Savage by Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) detailing his experiences in Tahiti and a passage from Malay Magic (1900) by Walter William Skeat, which describes a female vampire known in Malay folklore as a ‘Pontianak’.

Country of Production: USA / Singapore Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds Language: English Shooting Format: Video / Super 8 featuring Georgia Wall based on excerpts from Memoirs of the Life and Public Service of Sir Stamford Raffles by his widow, Lady Sophia Hull Raffles (b. May 5, 1786, London – d. December 12, 1858)

In a dingy motel room that is as hot and clammy as the jungle painted on its walls, a sexual threesome has been arranged to take place. Except that the two men lying in wait are officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau, ready to apprehend their suspect, who is going to show up with crystal meth at any moment. Staff Sergeant Boon is garrulous and relaxed; for him, this is a job just like any other. Inspector Anton, on the other hand, is preoccupied and tense, and is increasingly restless. As the wait for the suspect lengthens, it is apparent Anton has something infinitely more personal at stake. In what appears to be a routine crackdown operation, which walls will come tumbling down, and what thresholds will be crossed? In the film’s tropical swelter, how does one ascertain that everything one sees is not a mirage from a fragmenting mind? Director's Statement (2009): It was April Fool’s Day in 2006, when the incident happened. 27-year-old medical student Adrian Yeo See Seng was arrested for the possession of drugs in a hotel along Bencoolen Street in Singapore. The incident came out in the papers a few months later and a mix of emotions ran through me as I read about the details of how he was entrapped by two Central Narcotics Bureau Officers. I was indignant, angry, worried and frustrated – most importantly I was wondering, what would I have done if I were in his shoes? Being human, would I have been able to resist the promise of sex by a charming stranger? Adrian and I graduated from the same secondary school and junior college, and like him, I am gay. I never knew him personally, but I almost knew how it felt like to be him, living out your teenage years in a repressive all boys’ school. At the same time, I sympathised with the two officers who were tasked to trap him. Did they have any moral dilemma about the task at hand? Did their colleagues crack homophobic jokes about them? Who were these faceless, nameless people? Under this surge of confused emotions, I penned my first draft of the script. That was almost 2 years ago, fast forward to the present. Earlier this year, while casually talking about this incident to some friends, someone mentioned that Adrian has passed away - he died as a result of health complications. The sudden news of his demise came as a shock to me, and I felt it was time I did something with this script I had written, before the memory of this incident gets erased over time. This fictionalised treatment of the incident does not serve to be a factual account of the event, but rather a means for us to question ourselves – a mirror for self-reflection. Ultimately I am questioning what choices would a person make in a situation like this, in my nation that supposedly values "society before self". Director's Statement (2019): 'Threshold' was an attempt at adhering to a narrative film structure. It was my graduation thesis from my BFA in Digital Filmmaking at NTU School of Art, Design and Media in 2009. It was made with the assistance of a lot of dedicated individuals. Special thanks goes out to Teck Siang the Director of Photography, Annette Heitmann the Art Director and composer Benjamin Lim Yi. Ten years since this film was made, there are some aspects of the film that might seem quaint (the cell phones) and other aspects that still seem ever more pertinent. Drug-use has continued to proliferate within the gay community, fuelled by the promise of a lowering of inhibitions within a community that continues to be judged as socially illegitimate. As long as we refuse to represent and acknowledge queer presence under illiberal conditions, the community will remain unable to move forward with rehabilitation or open conversation about these issues without fear of persecution. It is my hope that 'Threshold' will be able to serve as a node that allows for introspection and conversation. What happens to bodies that continue to be surveilled under an illiberal state? What do these bodies do? How do they matter? In what ways do they begin to distend and disintegrate? --- Credits: Anton - Justin Kan Boon - Raymond Yong Terry - Loo Zihan Omega (Voice) - Lim Yu-beng Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Editor - Loo Zihan Director of Photography - Lim Teck Siang Production Designer - Annette Heitmann Production Design Advisor - Daniel Lim Production Manager - Elgin Ho Tat Chuen 1st Assistant Director - Koo Chia Meng 2nd Assistant Director - Lee Ke Xin Director of Photography (16mm sequence) - Tan Jit Quan Assistant Director (16mm sequence) - Nicole Woodford Midori Music Composer, Recording Engineer - Benjamin Lim Yi String Quartet - Oxley String Quartet Audio Post-Production - Yellowbox2 (Matthew Koh and Lim Ting Li)

A two-channel video installation and performance Date: November 24, 2007 Time: 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Venue: School of Art Design and Media Gallery, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore In collaboration with Ruby Pan, Sri Laxshemy Vasu Thevan, Mia Tiara Nurhidayah, Rishi Budhrani Sophia features a historical and a mythical woman. The historical figure is based on Lady Sophia Hull Raffles (b. May 5, 1786, London – d. December 12, 1858). She is the wife of the founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles. The mythical figure is based on the Pontianak, a female ghost from Malay folklore whose spirit resides within a banana tree.

Mandarin Title: 解剖 Country of Production: SINGAPORE Duration: 7 minutes 16 seconds Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Shooting Format: HDV “都生出这样一个儿子了，我还能够怎么办。” Documenting a conversation with my Mother. I have been very open about the content of my films with my parents. This project documents my mother’s point of view and how she came to accept my sexuality and career choice.