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Films
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Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Migration”
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Directors
“Teo, Qi Yu”
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Series
“Shorts collection 2”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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films with a digital version
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short films
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films available on demand
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Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
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Country
Singapore
1
Keywords
Intergenerational relations
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Life Story / Life History
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Migration
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Directors
Teo, Qi Yu
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Series
Shorts collection 2
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Country of production
Singapore
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Year of production
2019
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Colour / Black and white
Film
From There to Here
2019
30
‘
Directed by
Qi Yu Teo
.
In 1949, the author’s young grandfather migrated from An Xi, China, to Singapore. Spending almost 70 years in Singapore, he has only been back home four times. As an immigrant from China, grandfather has always been missing his homeland despite already forming a new family in Singapore. At the age of 79, he is diagnosed with stage four cancer and is left with about 6 more months to live. He faces the end of his life while still maintaining his daily life, opening his store every morning. His granddaughter’s camera captures the love her taciturn grandfather holds for An Xi by unbolting the doors of his memory leading to the “other home,” that had been slumbering until now. The film is an intimate documentary creating a portrait of grandfather through a series of anecdotes by people from different phases from his life. Tracking through grandfather’s accomplishments in Singapore, it follows him towards the end of his life as his last wish is to have his body returned home.
Central Asia and Far East
Migration
Intergenerational relations
Life Story / Life History