Eye Catcher Global 2025: Short Awards Winners Highlights
Duration: 104 min

The Steak (2023 / 8’12” / No Dialogue)
Dir. : Kiarash Dadgar
The steak, the balloon, the birthday cake... Will a mother’s well-prepared birthday party for her daughter go as planned?

Two Travelling Aunties (2025 / 21’48” / English)
Dir.: Christine Seow
Over 50 and stuck in a dull auntie (C9) routine? Norah and Susie choose to embark on a journey of freedom and courage, breaking your imagination about same-sex couples in Singapore!

Do We Live Too Seriously (2023 / 4’47” / Cantonese)
Dir.: Ven Yang
Local band KOWLOON.K delivers their serious performance, transforming into an inspection and reform squad, catching everyone who lives too seriously one by one!

The Tortoise (2025 / 13’28” / Persian)
Dir. : Amirreza Jalalian
A young soldier with a stone face is forced to return home to bury his committed suicide father. Must the burdens of an ancient civilization continue to pass from father to son?

Latex Labyrinth (2025 / 12’38” / Hakka Chinese)
Dir.: Wey Yinn Teo
An old man awakens in a deforested rubber estate and finds himself in the colonial past. A distant old folk song ripples as he falls into the eternal loop of rubber tapping.

Nine Awaken (2025 / 16’33” / Cantonese)
Dir.: Kwai Bun, WHY Amos
Fully AI-generated drama sci-fi short film. Until a mysterious woman barged in, Kong was comfortable with his repetitive daily routine on the space station, with his only wish being to see his brother two days later!

Boundaries (2025 / 11’33” / No Dialogue)
Dir.: Seun Yee
How serious can the consequences be if you can’t set boundaries for yourself? Starting with tolerating the auntie who overly reclined her bus seat, the passenger behind takes an unexpected path, eventually exploring the interpersonal and societal space.

Save my soul (2023 / 14’17” / Cantonese)
Dir.: Leung Kam Fai
A mute wanderer, homeless and alone, meets a blind man smitten with cats. The man feeds every stray in the valley, offering the mute a chance for home.

TIME & VENUE
* 29/10 3:00PM PREMIERE ELEMENTS
* 03/11 9:35PM Broadway Cinematheque
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