Dreaming & Dying
Neon Malaysian Premiere
Singapore/Indonesia | 2023 | Mandarin/English/Singlish | 77 min | Drama/Fantasy | DCP
Synopsis
Three middle aged friends reunite for the first time in years. Each of them sets out to confess unexpressed feelings but their vacation takes a surprising turn when the undercurrent of their past lives threaten to resurface.
Credits
| Original Title | 好久不见 |
| English Title | Dreaming & Dying |
| Country | Singapore/Indonesia |
| Exhibition Format | DCP |
| Director | Nelson Yeo |
| Producer | Si En Tan, Sophia Sim |
| Screenplay | Nelson Yeo |
| Cinematography | Lincoln Yeo |
| Cast | Been Joowon, Kim Jae-hwa, Sung Do-hyun, Lee Ha-rin |
Company
Momo Film Co
Si En Tan
sien@momofilm.co
Sales
Lights On
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Director
Nelson Yeo
Singapore
Nelson Yeo graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking from Nanyang Technological University in 2011. He participated in Berlinale Talents Tokyo (2014), BiFan Fantastic Film School (2015) and Locarno Filmmakers Academy (2018). Nelson has a prolific body of works. His short films have been selected at over 30 international film festivals such as Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Cairo International Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Mary, Mary, So Contrary (2019) was awarded Best Experimental Short at Golden Ger International Film Festival, Here is Not There (2019) was awarded Best ASEAN Short Film at the Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival, and Plastic Sonata (2021) was awarded at Seashorts Film Festival and Ribalta Experimental Film Festival. His first feature film, Dreaming & Dying, premiered at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival 2023, Concorso Cineasti del presente section.
