Following the breakout moment of the New Queer Cinema movement, Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman (1996) stands as a landmark for independent filmmaking.

The film follows Cheryl, a young Black lesbian filmmaker’s pursuit of researching a forgotten 1930s Black actress, credited only as “the Watermelon Woman”. What begins as a simple curiosity unfolds into a witty yet piercing excavation of race and sexuality in and through film history. Simultaneously, Cheryl navigates her own romantic relationships, subtly linking the politics of representation to the intimacies of everyday life.

Blending mockumentary and fiction, Dunye sheds light on the absence and erasure of Black queer women from film history, posing questions that still deeply resonate nearly three decades later: who gets to be remembered, and who gets to decide? What does it mean to celebrate a history that seems to not exist?

Join us for the second installment in our Fruit Week Special, where we celebrate queer storytelling and the enduring power of making your stories heard.

The Color of Pomegranates is a widely renowned Avant-Garde film shot in 1969 soviet Armenia. It is as inspired by the Armenian illuminated manuscripts, the artistic reflection of Armenian culture and world history, as it is by the life of Sayat-Nova (our protagonist). Armenian illuminated manuscripts (the illumination refers to the use of gold and silver pigments) is known for its grand colours, ornamentation, and originality of art style in greater Armenia. Within the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia (southwest of greater Armenia), manuscripts are simpler and more stylized, reflecting the miniaturists’ interests in the early European renaissance. Within the film, both schools of stylization can be felt. Yes, Parajanov is true to his inspiration, he managed to create a film where each frame is an illustration.

Through the myths and the vibe-biography of the late Sayat-Nova, something very modern (or even futuristic) prevails. The aesthetic ideas behind this film is time-defying, it surprises the audience with never-before seen ways of framing objects and lines, ways of minimising the background, ways of storytelling, of extending the lifespan of myths. The tableau vivant (flat-cinematography) hints towards Greek theatre, sparse objects carefully posed towards the viewers eyes. Perhaps it is the honesty of abstaining from a naturalistic style of shooting or imitating real life that is the most avant-garde quality, or maybe it is the intentional choice of this film being a cross between written word, theatre, painting, and film. Either way, the beauty of myth lives on in the form of this ground-breaking work.

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! 🏮🌟

Raise the Red Lantern, an adaptation of the 1990 novella, is a tribute to madness in its intense quiet, somberness in its mournful attention to detail. Through the unforgiving winter palette, it is beset with grief. It is not a period drama, but a funeral for women.

Love in the eyes of Zhang Yimou, is a neurotic conspiracy when it is played on the stage of transactions, and women are the currency. Shot in deep reds, deep shadows,and an impressive focus on the architecture we are situated within, it is a masterful handling of the filmic medium by Zhang Yimou.

Come to our first ancillary screening of the semester as we watch Summer Palace and explore themes of self-expression. 🌀

Stay on after the screening for a discussion on the film’s themes, and a mafia game together. See you there! 🎬

🎥 NTU Film Week is here!

Catch some short films with us from all over Southeast Asia! 🌏🙌

This Tuesday, we’ve got 5 short films for you all to enjoy with us:

📽️ We Learn to Breathe in Distant Places (2025) by Azina Binte Abdul Nizar

📽️ My Plastic Mother (2025) by Amar Haikal

📽️ Ola (2023) by Marcus Goh

📽️ The River that Never Ends (2022) by JT Trinidad

📽️ Seaward (2025) by Saksham Mehtrotra

Make sure to catch our panels with the directors, Azina Binte Abdul Nizar and Saksham Mehtrotra too! 😆🌟

📣 Welcome back to another semester of Film Appreciation screenings!

To kick off this new semester, we asked YOU guys to pick the film of the week!✨

We will be screening the critically acclaimed and box-office hit Sinners (2025) by director Ryan Coogler! This is definitely one that you have to experience on the big screen! Come dressed in your performative __ outfits, win prizes, and join us for some fun mini games! You might even get a sneak preview of this semester’s screenings~

Let’s start this school semester with a bang! 💪📚 See you there!

As Semester 1 draws to a close, take some time off the stress of exams and assignments and join us for our exclusive screening on animation! ✨

We will be screening the classic Fantastic Mr. Fox, followed by films that push the conventions of animation: Puparia, 0128 Bowl-0-Rama and The Parade! We are also incredibly honoured to present a post screening QnA too with the creators of 0128 Bowl-0-Rama and The Parade - Ryan Ben Lee and Tofuhouse Films! 🎞️

Plus, you’ll get an Exam Welfare Pack to help you power through finals season! 💪📚 See you there!

We’re ending the semester with a filmmaking adventure from 1971! 🎬🌍

Our final ancillary screening features Sekigun–P.F.L.P: Sekai Sensô Sengen (1971), a bold, eye-opening, and down-to-earth guerrilla documentary born from an overseas collaboration. Expect grainy film stock, on-the-go shooting, and a rare peek into how filmmakers capture daily routines far from home 📷✨

Join us this Halloween for the double spooktacular screenings of Pearl (2022) dir. Ti West and Scary Movie (2000) dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans! 😱🪓

A little crow told us there might be prizes for those who come dressed up👀 So we’re encouraging all our members to come in their spookiest, fanciest costumes for a terrifyingly fun night with everyone🎃💥👯‍♀️

Join us next Monday for our next ancillary screening as we explore New Wave cinema through Cat Soup, The House is Black, and La Jetée — three bold works that pushed boundaries and redefined the possibilities of film 🎥☄️

Welcome back from recess week!! 😌✨

In spirit of Diwali, we will be screening Kaakka Muttai (dir. M. Manikandan)! 🍕 Join us afterwards in a fun game to get to know your fellow cinephiles more 🪔✨

Come dressed in your finest clothes and join us in celebrating this occasion through cinema! ⚰️🕯️

Jusqu’ici, tout va bien.. 🌀

La Haine dir. Matthieu Kassovits hits the big screen for our third screening of the semester! Then step right into a thrilling roleplaying game with us and stand a chance win prizes! Afterwards, a sharing on civil society organising!

We invite you to first ancillary screening of the semester in the exploration of documenting the unseen. ✨

Join us for an evening, where history, politics, and film intersect as we screen three films: The Globalisation Tapes (2003), Indonesia Calling (1946) and Muzak (2003) – inviting us to reflect on both the silences imposed and the voices that resist. 🌍🎬

And here comes another! 📽️

As we mourn the unfortunate closing of The Projector and Cathay in Singapore 🏛️🎬, we invite you to this week’s screening of the beautifully melancholic Goodbye Dragon Inn (2003) dir. Tsai Ming-Liang. 🐉🌧️

Come dressed in your finest funeral chic and join us in honouring the ghosts of movie houses past. ⚰️🕯️ We also welcome you to write or draw a little tribute note as a eulogy to the end of these iconic spaces. 📝

And we’re starting the semester off with a bang! …or maybe a smash!? 💥😄

Love drives us crazy, doesn’t it? 😵‍💫

And yet, we can’t stop watching the same old tropes of passionate desire, unrequited loves, misunderstandings, heartaches, and of course, the ever-complicated love triangle. So what is it about romance that keeps us watching, feeling, yearning? To kickstart the semester full of love, we present to you Challengers (2024)—a subversive take on the romantic drama, wrapped in the sweaty tension of competitive sports. 🎾💦 Come dressed in your cardigans, loafers, button up blouses, and baseball caps for Wimbledon right here with us, to play some fun games and get to know your fellow members in the new AY! 🫂👗 📍North Spine, LT1A 🗓️ 28 August (Thursday), 6.30PM

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Filmmaking Labs session for this semester!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Film Criticism Labs session for this semester!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Film Criticism Labs session for this semester!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Film Criticism Labs session for this semester!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Filmmaking Labs session for this semester!

We look forward to seeing all of you at our Film Criticism Labs session for this semester!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!

Members can find out more information in our members-only Telegram group!