Action for AIDS, Gayhealth.sg and director Leon Cheo are happy to announce that the Emmy®-nominated short form series is back for a third season on Dec 7, 2023 with the six episodes released weekly on www.youtube.com/gayhealth. The finale episode goes live on Jan 11, 2024. The series' third season explores how community can support but also be destructive.
Synopsis
“People Like Us: Season 3” continues exploring the lives of Joel, Ridzwan, Rai and Isaac, as they seek love, happiness and acceptance as gay Singaporeans. Post-‘honeymoon' phase, Rai and Haniff face challenges as a serodiscordant couple. Joel and Ridzwan find their own ways to deal with their grief. Meanwhile, Isaac falls deeper into his substance addiction. Will it be happily ever after?
Show Background
Co-developed with Action for AIDS Singapore, season two of “People Like Us” was nominated for Best Short Form Series at the 2020 International Emmy® Awards. The first...
Synopsis
“People Like Us: Season 3” continues exploring the lives of Joel, Ridzwan, Rai and Isaac, as they seek love, happiness and acceptance as gay Singaporeans. Post-‘honeymoon' phase, Rai and Haniff face challenges as a serodiscordant couple. Joel and Ridzwan find their own ways to deal with their grief. Meanwhile, Isaac falls deeper into his substance addiction. Will it be happily ever after?
Show Background
Co-developed with Action for AIDS Singapore, season two of “People Like Us” was nominated for Best Short Form Series at the 2020 International Emmy® Awards. The first...
- 1/10/2024
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Short Circuit, Singapore's First LGBT Film Festival, announced today that it would be returning with its highly anticipated seventh edition – Short Circuit 7. Held on the 21st October 2023 at The Projector, the event promises to celebrate diversity, artistry and a nod of support to the LGBTQ+ community.
Featuring a diverse line-up of eleven short films by Singaporean filmmakers, the festival, which was established in 2006, explores a wide range of themes such as love, identity, resilience and acceptance. This year, the programme will also include a host of engaging panel discussions and interactive Q&a sessions with the filmmakers themselves.
Held in support of The T Project and Oogachaga, all proceeds from the festival will be dedicated to creating a more inclusive and affirming society for queer individuals. The funds will be used to aid The T Project, as it continues its efforts to provide social services, such as shelter, support and...
Featuring a diverse line-up of eleven short films by Singaporean filmmakers, the festival, which was established in 2006, explores a wide range of themes such as love, identity, resilience and acceptance. This year, the programme will also include a host of engaging panel discussions and interactive Q&a sessions with the filmmakers themselves.
Held in support of The T Project and Oogachaga, all proceeds from the festival will be dedicated to creating a more inclusive and affirming society for queer individuals. The funds will be used to aid The T Project, as it continues its efforts to provide social services, such as shelter, support and...
- 9/4/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Drift director Anthony Chen is gearing up to direct his first US-set project, Heartbeat: A New York Story, about the rarely-told experiences of the Asian gay community during the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York.
The English-language feature is based on a short story Tea For Two, by acclaimed Taiwanese writer Pai Hsien-yung, and is described as “an emotional and affecting story of self-discovery, grief and hope through the eyes of a Taiwanese gay man.” Singaporean playwright Joel Tan has adapted the short story for the screen.
Singapore-born Chen recently made his English-language debut on Drift, produced by Emilie Georges, Peter Spears and Naima Abed, which filmed in Greece and the UK and received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Heartbeat: A New York Story, which he hopes to start shooting next year, will be his first project filmed in the U.S.
Chen’s Giraffe Pictures will...
The English-language feature is based on a short story Tea For Two, by acclaimed Taiwanese writer Pai Hsien-yung, and is described as “an emotional and affecting story of self-discovery, grief and hope through the eyes of a Taiwanese gay man.” Singaporean playwright Joel Tan has adapted the short story for the screen.
Singapore-born Chen recently made his English-language debut on Drift, produced by Emilie Georges, Peter Spears and Naima Abed, which filmed in Greece and the UK and received its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Heartbeat: A New York Story, which he hopes to start shooting next year, will be his first project filmed in the U.S.
Chen’s Giraffe Pictures will...
- 3/12/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Leading job site Indeed, Emmy winner Lena Waithe and her company Hillman Grad Productions have today named Cara Lawson, Gbenga Komolafe, Georgia Fu, Jalmer Caceres, Justin Floyd, Leon Cheo, Shanrica Evans, Tara Motamedi, Travis Wood and Urvashi Pathania as the 10 filmmakers selected for the second edition of their Rising Voices program.
Indeed: Rising Voices was created to uncover, invest in and share stories created by Bipoc filmmakers across the U.S. Executives from Hillman Grad Productions, Indeed and Ventureland selected participants’ screenplays from a pool of 900 submissions. Each will be given a production budget of $100,000 to create a short film of less than 15 minutes in length, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Their journey with Rising Voices will see them receive access to a crew through Hillman Grad and 271 Films, and a $10,000 writing and directing fee, as well as mentorship from Waithe and other filmmakers including Calmatic,...
Indeed: Rising Voices was created to uncover, invest in and share stories created by Bipoc filmmakers across the U.S. Executives from Hillman Grad Productions, Indeed and Ventureland selected participants’ screenplays from a pool of 900 submissions. Each will be given a production budget of $100,000 to create a short film of less than 15 minutes in length, which will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. Their journey with Rising Voices will see them receive access to a crew through Hillman Grad and 271 Films, and a $10,000 writing and directing fee, as well as mentorship from Waithe and other filmmakers including Calmatic,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Indeed have announced the 10 filmmakers selected for season two of Rising Voices, their initiative to support the work of filmmakers of color.
Established last February, the program provides resources for Bipoc filmmakers across the United States to create a short film that will premiere at the Tribeca Festival, planned for June 8-19 in New York City.
“Indeed’s Rising Voices not only levels the playing field for Bipoc creators in Hollywood by creating opportunities for individuals to be seen, heard and represented, but also empowers the next generation of storytellers, providing access to funding, on-site skill, career development and mentorship,” Waithe said in a statement. “Our continued mission at Hillman Grad Productions is to ensure that program mentees are truly set up for success as they continue to grow within their individual careers.”
The ten selected filmmaker teams for the 2022 edition of Rising Voices are Cara Lawson,...
Established last February, the program provides resources for Bipoc filmmakers across the United States to create a short film that will premiere at the Tribeca Festival, planned for June 8-19 in New York City.
“Indeed’s Rising Voices not only levels the playing field for Bipoc creators in Hollywood by creating opportunities for individuals to be seen, heard and represented, but also empowers the next generation of storytellers, providing access to funding, on-site skill, career development and mentorship,” Waithe said in a statement. “Our continued mission at Hillman Grad Productions is to ensure that program mentees are truly set up for success as they continue to grow within their individual careers.”
The ten selected filmmaker teams for the 2022 edition of Rising Voices are Cara Lawson,...
- 2/24/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Diverse selection will present projects from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Singapore and the Us.
Film Bazaar, organised by India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc), has announced the 14 projects that will take part in the Co-production Market at this year’s edition of the annual Goa-based event (November 20-24).
The diverse selection will present projects from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Singapore and the Us. Languages involved in the projects include Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam, Assamese, Nepali, Dzongkha (Bhutanese) and Gujarati.
The line-up also includes projects from newcomers and more established talents, such as Indian director Alka Raghuram (Burqa...
Film Bazaar, organised by India’s National Film Development Corporation (Nfdc), has announced the 14 projects that will take part in the Co-production Market at this year’s edition of the annual Goa-based event (November 20-24).
The diverse selection will present projects from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Singapore and the Us. Languages involved in the projects include Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam, Assamese, Nepali, Dzongkha (Bhutanese) and Gujarati.
The line-up also includes projects from newcomers and more established talents, such as Indian director Alka Raghuram (Burqa...
- 10/29/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
India’s Film Bazaar, South Asia’s leading film project market, has revealed a 14-strong slate spanning Asia, Europe and the U.S. for its annual co-production jamboree in Goa. It is a diverse mix of festival favorites and debutants.
From India, producer Shaji Mathew’s Niv Art Movies, whose credits include 2017 Rotterdam winner “Sexy Durga”, returns with the Malayalam-language “The Deathplace” by Jiju Antory (“The Forsaken”). Also in Malayalam is “All Our Loves” by Mehdi Jahan, whose short “Jyoti and Joymoti” has won numerous awards. Heer Ganjwala will produce for Human Trail Pictures. Saurav Rai, winner of Mumbai’s 2019 grand jury prize for “Invitation,” reunites with Sanjay Gulati’s Crawling Angel Films for Nepali-language “Eternity.”
The international projects are also robust. Alka Raghuram (“Burqa Boxers”) will co-produce Hindi-language “The Mirror” via her U.S. outfit Junoon Pictures, alongside Celine Loop’s Traveling Light Productions.
Rubaiyat Hossain, whose directorial venture...
From India, producer Shaji Mathew’s Niv Art Movies, whose credits include 2017 Rotterdam winner “Sexy Durga”, returns with the Malayalam-language “The Deathplace” by Jiju Antory (“The Forsaken”). Also in Malayalam is “All Our Loves” by Mehdi Jahan, whose short “Jyoti and Joymoti” has won numerous awards. Heer Ganjwala will produce for Human Trail Pictures. Saurav Rai, winner of Mumbai’s 2019 grand jury prize for “Invitation,” reunites with Sanjay Gulati’s Crawling Angel Films for Nepali-language “Eternity.”
The international projects are also robust. Alka Raghuram (“Burqa Boxers”) will co-produce Hindi-language “The Mirror” via her U.S. outfit Junoon Pictures, alongside Celine Loop’s Traveling Light Productions.
Rubaiyat Hossain, whose directorial venture...
- 10/28/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Most of Singapore’s current crop of globally-known filmmakers cut their teeth on short films. And the format continues to be a popular one in the city-state. The Singapore International Film Festival’s Singapore Panorama shorts strand showcased some of the best and most diverse new local work at the National Museum of Singapore on Nov. 29 and 30.
“A Dance For Ren Hang” was made by Lei Yuan Bin in conjunction with Brussels-based Singaporean dancer Sara Tan. The short sees dancers re-enact images by the late Chinese erotic photographer Ren Hang, who died in 2017 at the age of 30. Lei is one of the founders of Singaporean filmmakers’ collective 13 Little Pictures, and has also directed two features and a documentary.
Leon Cheo has directed several shorts and the television series “People Like Us.” His new short “Sin-sfo” was in competition at the Austin Film Festival and follows a couple on a drive...
“A Dance For Ren Hang” was made by Lei Yuan Bin in conjunction with Brussels-based Singaporean dancer Sara Tan. The short sees dancers re-enact images by the late Chinese erotic photographer Ren Hang, who died in 2017 at the age of 30. Lei is one of the founders of Singaporean filmmakers’ collective 13 Little Pictures, and has also directed two features and a documentary.
Leon Cheo has directed several shorts and the television series “People Like Us.” His new short “Sin-sfo” was in competition at the Austin Film Festival and follows a couple on a drive...
- 11/30/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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