Camera d'Or winner Anthony Chen closes his Growing Up trilogy that began with Ilo Ilo and Wet Season, with We Are All Strangers, out August 20th. He convinced his lead actor to drop out of school, features tracks from both Coldplay and BTS in his latest movie, and yet he admits he’s still too embarrassed to tell his kid's schoolmates' parents he directs films.
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(00:00) Intro
(4:24) The Growing Up Trilogy: Three Films, One 14-Year Journey
(5:48) Finding the Same Two Actors Across 14 Years
(9:07) Writing \"We Are All Strangers\" Specifically For Them
(10:02) Persuading a Student's Parents to Let Him Drop Out of School
(13:57) Watching a Reluctant Actor Find His Craft
(19:53) When Talent Isn't Enough: His Actor's Rocky TV Drama Run
(22:25) A Father-Son Bond, On and Off Set
(28:10) Why Making Films in Singapore Is So Hard
(31:22) Finding Beauty in Singapore's \"Unpretty\" Spaces
(35:08) Taking Aim at Institutions: Army, Food Delivery, and More
(36:32) Shooting an Unfiltered, Contemporary Portrait of Singapore
(38:45) Scoring the \"Clash of Old and New\" Soundtrack
(41:33) Landing Coldplay and BTS On the Soundtrack
(43:45) Making a Big-Looking Film on a Tiny Budget
(44:55) Does Singapore Need to Change, or Is This Just Who We Are?
(49:29) Winning Over a Reluctant Kopitiam Uncle
(51:25) Breaking Singapore's \"Transactional\" Barrier
(57:00) Reconciling Hope With How Hard Life Can Be
(1:03:53) On Being Pushed to Reskill for AI
(1:07:26) Why He's Hopeful About Humanity's Future
(1:10:22) Reflecting on the Pandemic Years and What's Changed
(1:12:07) One Shiok Thing
(1:19:02) Post-Interview Reflections
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