SINGAPORE – The first five films of 15 Shorts were unveiled in a private screening earlier today. This is a landmark film project between local film company Blue3Asia, the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and 15 Singaporean filmmakers, produced together with AMOK, in support of the SG Cares movement.

The 15 Shorts film project showcases lesser-told stories of everyday Singaporean heroes in the 1970s to the 1990s, aimed at inspiring acts of giving. The films aim to raise awareness on critical and emergent social issues such as, social isolation faced by the elderly, identification and support of learning disabilities and autism, as well as the fair treatment of migrant workers.

The five films previewed as part of the first phase of the project were: Shelter by Sean Ng, One At A Time by Daniel Yam, The Buddy by Jason Lee, Waiting Room by Nicole Midori Woodford, and Ali Baba by Randy Ang. About 200 people attended the screening at Filmgarde Bugis+, including the directors, film subjects, sponsors and donors, and partners. Each film director has dedicated his or her film to a charity in Singapore, whose cause is in line with the respective theme(s) of their films.

All 15 films will be hosted on a dedicated microsite, following their release. In addition to acting as a consolidated portal for all films (both released and trailers for the yet-to-be-released).

The five films will subsequently be made available through online and offline channels, appearing on the big screen, broadcast, and various digital video platforms, including Singapore-based online video entertainment platform Viddsee, Mediacorp’s free-to-air channel, Channel 5, and online interactive service, Toggle from February to March. From May 2018, these films will also be released on Singapore Airlines’ inflight entertainment system, KrisWorld. The remaining films are targeted for release in phases till end 2019.