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Perfect Girl (2014)
Top notch webseries!
I watched this on Netflix after I saw this production company's first film Jimami Tofu. This was apparently the web series they made before they made their debut feature.
This series was made with US$800 and 4 people. It is really an amazing web series. I love the simplicity of it and yet its humour, subtlety and relatability. It's everything we all have experienced at one time or other especially those who grew up in the 80s or 90s.
Acting is great. Music is great. Can't believe they made this on a tiny budget. Apparently it won 7 awards internationally before it was picked up by Netflix.
These creators are people to watch. Also loved their debut feature!
Jimami Tofu (2017)
Wonderful cinematic journey!
Watched this film in Singapore 3 times. Once at the Botanic gardens in a huge outdoor screening then twice in the cinemas. I have never been so transported into another time and place by a film. The atmosphere, cinematic visuals and music meld seamlessly but it is the story that truly resonates. It interweaves culture, history, family and love so effortlessly that it brings you on an epic journey. The acting is really simple but vulnerable like all the other elements of the film.
It is NOT an art film (you know those films that are lauded by film festivals but that no one wants to watch) but it is REALLY ARTISTIC. It is NOT a Hollywood film and I mean that in the best sense. It doesn't try to dazzle with effects or style over substance. This film is really all about great storytelling. It seems so simple but as you get absorbed into it you will start to reflect on so much of your life and relationships. When was the last time a film did that?
Huge congratulations to the filmmakers.