Ler Jiyuan

A wealthy entrepreneur's tangled love life with his wife, mistress, and girlfriend spans four decades and generations. But when a social media scandal costs him everything, their true values and worldviews are put to the test.

Located in the middle of the 19th century, during the colonial era of Dutch India, the series "Grisse" follows a group of unusual characters who launch a rebellion against a brutal governor and finally have a chance to decide their fate.

An anthology of seven stories exploring the unseen spaces that shape us: between memory and desire, departure and return. Each lifetime captures fleeting moments of connection and transformation across time and space, where meaning hides behind invisible skies

Digging deep into the underbelly of familiar neighborhoods in Singapore to shine a light on a side of the island that is rarely seen, this series of short stories reveals the fascinating perspectives of several marginalized, alienated characters who live within the same public housing estate.

Gone Case is a heartfelt, coming-of-age story that revolves around twelve-year-old Yong, who struggles to cope with the tumultuous events that take place in his life as he approaches his PSLE exams - the death of his grandmother, the decaying relationship of his parents, the rigorous demands of school, run-ins with a neighborhood gang, his first crush and taste of heartache, and the tensions between him and his dysfunctional best friend, Liang.

In a bleak, dystopian modern city, an agent of the underworld intersects with the lives of those lost in despair — guiding them on a surreal, transformative journey into death and beyond.

Paper House is a short film set against the backdrop of a traditional Chinese funeral and its customs. The film follows the story of a family as they descend into disharmony after the death of their patriarch. The title of the film refers to the old Chinese tradition of burning paper offerings for their deceased loved ones. This short film is a eulogy for this colourful art form that is fast disappearing in Singapore’s modern society.

A satirical drama about how a nation's obsession with shopping changes the course of one woman's life. Clara, a forty year old 'tai tai' (wealthy lady of leisure) faces a mid life crisis and decides to runaway to the only place that has ever made any sense to her - the shopping centres. As she lives there, Clara crosses paths with other 'creatures' of the mall, namely Renu, an eight-year old latchkey kid who has been abandoned by her parents in a 24 hour mall and Aaron, an angst-y twenty three year old who skives work to hang out at the mall with his friends. Together, these characters lead audiences through a journey of love, loss and liberation through the heart of Singapore where they find that their dreams can be bought and broken.

Set in Singapore, a few years into the future, The Love Machine (TLM) is a Telemovie about a group of lonely, isolated individuals struggling to find love in an era where the dating process is increasingly dominated by technology. The lives of these characters are intertwined through their common associations with an online dating agency: thelovemachine.com. Through their journeys, we expose the different facets of love and relationships in the digital age. No matter how far technology progresses, the human touch is still needed to complete the equation for love.

“At which point do you let go?…” – This is the central question of “Vios”, a short documentary that tracks the last days of a dog suffering from terminal cancer and how its owners struggle with the critical decision: whether or not to euthanise her. Shot over a 6-month period by the owners, Wendy and Ler, this intimate documentary is an unfettered access into the lives of the flmmakers, exposing their deepest vulnerabilities in face of this crisis, which had crushed their fnances and strained their relationship. Through their personal story, Wendy and Ler hope to create more awareness for dogs with cancer in Singapore and around the world.

This first part focuses on the party's road to the watershed 2011 General Election, where for the first time ever in Singapore's history, Low led an opposition party of five (including single-term Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim and now-recognisable WP MPs Pritam Singh, Chen Show Mao and Muhd Faisal Manap) to win a group representation constituency — Aljunied GRC. It also dwells on Low's beginnings and career as a teacher, as well as what brought him into politics.

The Drum is a short film that follows the journey of Kang, a recently retired man in his 60s dealing with the sudden onset of a late-life crisis. He realises that he must mend old conflicts and learn to accept his new life or risk losing himself in the emptiness of old age.

Keep Smiling is a two-part narrative film which delves into what lies behind the professional smile of Hui Ling, a CPF Board’s Customer Service Executive (CSE) – the pain, the tears, the untold stories – as she struggles with the mounting demands of work and her personal life.

A fight happens in and out of a taxi.

Trapped in the desolate void of purgatory, a restless spectre drifts through a labyrinth of fragmented memories and eerie hallucinations, reliving the trauma of her violent death in an endless cycle of torment.