Nation Builders, a 14 minute documentary featuring scenes of the elderly poor ekeing out a living in Singapore, has been rated NC16 by the Board of Film Censors. I had submitted the film in July and it was cleared by the censors last week. No mention is made in the certificate
(YN03947004) on why the film has been deemed unsuitable for viewers under the age of 16. A fee of $10.80 is payable upon every film you submit to the censors (even though the Films Act requires
ALL films to be authorised by the BFC). I was told to write in to the Board to request for an explanation for the rating.
Watch the entire video here and form your own conclusions as to why the Singapore Government does not want their under 16s to watch this film in a public screening.
And oh , read this too.
From hospital, Lee Kuan Yew asks rich to help poor"Unlike Kim Jong Il who says he is well but has not appeared, I thought I'd better say hello to you and to your guests and apologise for not being able to join you." - MM Lee Kuan Yew
5 comments:
NC 16? woah! I guess PAP needs to maintain the elitist image for those young ones. Get out of my uncaring face. No point making them lose faith in PAP and getting voted out by them ! More Wee Wees are better than less! What a joke!
What the youths learn must be from PAP approved materials, not something that is so 'raw and powerful' like your materials.
I guess getting branded NC 16 should make your video more 'saleable' on the internet now! wahahaha! Congrats!
This is a surprising classification!
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While I disagree with Prof Mahbubani that there aren't dirt poor people in S'pore, I think yr film is flawed, as it doesn't distinguish between the genuinely poor and those who use their low income status to milk public sympathy, whether for themselves or for whoever put them up to it.
Take yr shots of those around Waterloo St temple. I know the vicinity very well. While I have given some money to almost everyone in the shots, I do sometimes question how truly needy each and everyone is. Esp that old woman in the wheel chair. I think you should investigate further her background. I believe I used to see her on the SuperStar Virgo on at least half a dozen occasions, on the longer trips up to Phuket.
How much does Auntielucia thinks the one-legged eledrly lady in the wheelchair can earn from selling tissue paper. Enough to go on Star cruises?
Please don't insult the Singaporeans' intelligence.
Go watch Mediacorp productions if you want "balanced" videos.
Anonymous: you are insulting S'poreans intelligence, not me. Why u are so cowardly to hide behind anonymity? All I'm suggesting is that Martyn should investigate those people he shows as "desperate poor" to the world before giving them validity on celluloid. That's not too much to ask, surely?
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