Daryl Cheong
Production
Known For

Grace Lee, an overworked mom in Singapore, collapses at work. She gets admitted into the hospital, where she finds newfound freedom as a patient.
My Wonderful Life

Two amateur podcasters must decide how far they will go for content when a Trump-loving Singaporean guest derails their show. Meanwhile, the Liberation Day tariffs inch closer.
Talking Stocks

In Singapore, executions take place at dawn. Years after her brother’s death sentencing for drug trafficking, a sister duo continues their early-morning journeys, carrying the quiet aftermath of a punishment the city no longer sees.
What Remains at Dawn

A young woman, burdened by work and her father’s declining health, is forced to confront the sacrifices he made for the family when he, despite his debilitating conditions, insists on fulfilling a decade-long promise—a family trip to Japan.
Living & Remembering

A teenage girl clashes with her practical mother over selling the family piano—her last connection to a father slipping away to young-onset dementia—as they prepare to move homes.
Moving House

A quiet, introspective boy who sees the world through drawings forms an unlikely bond with a fearless, outgoing girl. Together, they navigate playground mischief and family storms, finding comfort in giggles, goodbyes, and growing up.
Drawn Together

In Old Hollywood, a woman's reality distorts, transforming the once familiar landscape of a jazz bar into a nightmarish realm where time warps, voices shift, and the leering men morph into an otherworldly horror.
Waiting for the Old Gods

Perched on a bridge overlooking the Kamo River in Japan, a filmmaker imagines what their conversations would be if they were all Singaporeans like him.
Singaporeans on the Kamo River

Two amateur filmmakers with lofty ambitions take part in their university's short film challenge together, but tensions and vulnerabilities arise when both insist on directing.
Dogma 65

In search of her lost son, a beleaguered Mahia enters a mystical forest. Chancing upon an otherworldly apparition, her grip on reality begins to fracture.
We Learn To Breathe In Distant Places
The sounds of construction pervade Singapore’s neighbourhoods. One afternoon, a man wakes up to his fiancee starting to smoke again. Their conversation about it delves into a general unhappiness over their wedding photography, when a moment of her silliness becomes a moment of judgment by him. Talking about photography in general, the two of them come to terms with the nature of their relationship. They decide to call off their engagement. Months later, she makes their bed and sits alone.
Talking Photography

When two documentary filmmakers profile an eccentric tissue peddler, they grapple with their morbid curiosity when they find out that beneath her brittle charm lurks a disturbing little secret.