DAHDI
Film
Short Film
Country: Singapore
Prod Company: E&W Films; A Girl And A Gun
Writer & Director: Kirsten Tan
Year: 2015
SYNOPSIS
A tale of moral versus legal responsibility, an elderly granny finds an unexpected visitor, a young asylum-seeking girl, in her home during dinner. Based off a 2012 incident, where 40 Rohingya refugees arrived by boat into the port of Singapore.
SELECTED SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Singapore International Film Festival - Best Southeast Asian Film Award
National Board of Review Awards - Student Film Winner
First Run Film Festival - Screenwriting Award; Carl Lerner Award for social significance
Tampere Film Festival - In competition