Film Talk: Chai Yee Wei

A FILM TALK with CHAI YEE WEI
Director/Writer of an upcoming local film, “Blood Ties”

Wed, 26 August 2009
7 to 8 pm @ The Box (Concourse, between Library and SIS)

The Film Talk is free of charge. Please RSVP to smufilmfest@gmail.com if you are attending the talk. Thank you!

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ABOUT “BLOOD TIES”:

Many people believe when a person dies, his soul returns on the 7th night. Shun’s spirit returns to possess his 13-year old sister Qing to exact revenge on those who brutally murdered him and his beloved wife. This is a thriller set in a supernatural context, with characters caught in a web of love, betrayal, and revenge.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:

The writer/director, Chai Yee Wei, went from business school to entrepreneur to filmmaker. He graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a business degree. After working in an MNC for several years, Yee Wei turned entrepreneur and started a restaurant, Curry Favour. He is still a partner at Curry Favour, which is looking to open its 3rd restaurant this year. Through his studies and work, Yee Wei maintained a strong passion for film and TV. After making several short films and working on different film projects, he received the MDA Feature Film grant this year to make his first feature ‘Blood Ties’.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION:

Featuring internationally recognised Hong Kong veteran actors – Kenneth Tsang and Cheng Pei Pei, ‘Blood Ties’ is Chai Yee Wei’s directorial feature debut. ‘Blood Ties’ will be the first film that is funded by the Singapore Film Commission Feature Film Fund to be completed and released in the theatres. This production brings together talents from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia giving it a truly unique South East Asian personality and texture. The production also features many first-time talents such as the Director of Photography Derrick Loo, the Art Director Zoe Chu and the talented leading actress Joey Leong.

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