Cinémathèque Selects: Eating Air and Billy Liar
Cinémathèque Selects: Eating Air and Billy Liar
Cinémathèque Selects is a monthly double-bill screening that profiles the boldest film-makers and most inventive productions from Singapore’s past to its present. Focusing on diverse aspects of film-making, from directing to producing, script writing to cinematography and art direction, the series uncovers lesser-known local productions and features significant films in Singapore’s cinematic landscape. Each film screening is accompanied by conversations with the film-maker. A second film chosen by the film-maker reveals his or her inspiration and influences from diverse corners of the film world.
Eating Air
Eating Air came onto the scene just as Singapore’s nascent revival in filmmaking in the 1990s began to flourish. A vibrant cocktail of the old-school boy-meets-girl narrative, street gangster machismo and coming-of-age stories, the first-time feature is defined by realism and fantasy in equal measure.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar, a film selected by the directors of Eating Air, inspired the production of the canonical 1990s Singapore film. Deftly veering from gritty realism to flamboyant fantasy, this film is a dazzling and hilarious classic.
Ticketing Information
Standard Ticket: $11
Concession: $9
Purchase tickets at: http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/ccinema0217b