Chen Family Awards

Name: Chen Family Awards
Director: Jonathan Choo
Duration: 6 min
Cast: Violet Ng, Shandy Ng, Jovan Ng, Ng Boon Khee

Violet Ng Shandy Ng Jovan Ng Ng Boon Khee

Despite a long history of losses at the Chen family’s self-declared annual awards ceremony, River, the middle child, continues to yearn for the recognition that eludes her. Vacillating between apprehension and optimism, Jonathan Choo’s bittersweet Super 8 mockumentary glimpses the anxieties underlying familial dynamics built on the Singaporean dream.