Wisit Sasanatieng's "Citizen Dog"

This film is incredible. It was made in 2004 and it's only screening in Singapore now - and to a half-full audience on a Saturday afternoon, too!) Ain't that criminal?

Naturally, it's got a Wikipedia entry - apparently it's often compared to Amelie for its surrealism, but I think it's more like Like Water For Chocolate - only it's urban pomo pastiche magical realism here. The director is married to the novelist who wrote the original text.

Wisit's part of the Thai New Wave and he's been incredibly experimental - his first movie was a parody/homage to early 20th century Thai pulp cinema and now he's making forays into horror and ancient Thai painting as animation.

Go watch it! Oh yes, and the lead actor and actress are both very beautiful too.

Also watched Short Circuit 2, Singapore's second installment of gay short films - but too many depressing gay movies liao! Can't a kid live happily ever after in the indie world? Kudos to Ezzam Rahman and Ghazi Alqudcy for producing the only comedy among them, though. And a waggly finger to Alfian and Junfeng for not consulting Sayoni to get more women filmmakers.