Li Shuen Lam, Mark Chua
Singapore, Indonesia, Germany
13 Little Pictures / Palari Films / In Good Company
Singapore, Indonesia, Germany
13 Little Pictures / Palari Films / In Good Company
LAM Li Shuen and Mark CHUA are a Singaporean filmmaker and artist duo. Their work explores existential anxiety, histories and alienation, through speculative fiction and body horror. Following their hybrid docu-feature REVOLUTION LAUNDERETTE (2019), they spent the next years making short films to develop their narrative filmmaking style. Their shorts have screened at festivals like Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, BFI London, Tampere and Uppsala.
They are currently developing their first fiction feature, STRANGE ROOT, which was selected for Rotterdam CineMart 2025, Berlinale Talents Script Station 2024 and others.
They have also presented 16mm expanded cinema performances in Zurich, Taipei and Singapore, and released multiple albums as the art rock duo ARE.
2024 The Inescapable Desire of Roots
2023 Chomp It!
2021 A Man Trembles
2020 The Cup
2019 Revolution Launderette
In 11th century Singapore, a yam-born demigod – worshipped and fed on by the islanders – is cast aside when a shipwrecked beast reawakens their lost desires. As he deals with this loss of place together with the island outcast, he descends into jealousy and obsession.
With our time at the Locarno Residency, we’re looking forward to spirited days encountering our project through fresh eyes in the company of fellow filmmakers – embracing cinema together.
