Apple Ong

Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s full month celebration. Here she is forced to confront her contentious relationship with her estranged mother and a traditional family politic—the causes of her departure a decade prior.

Happily Ever After attempts to add layers of meaning to the ubiquity of wedding photography services. In so doing, the filmmakers adopted an ingenious methodology. Three wedding photography sessions are framed in long shots to provide viewers with unfettered access to the dynamics of a family. The unfurled dramas are further enriched by the sense of real time elicited from fixed camera positions, giving way to a story told beyond the narrative constraints normally associated with family dramas.