Finely-crafted narrative and documentary student shorts that exemplify daring and distinctive storytelling.
About the Film: An Island Drifts follows a teacher, Glen, who witnesses a young primary six student, Andrew, involved in a troubling and much discussed incident that happened in school. Without a full grasp on the truth, Glen deals with Andrew objectively but Andrew is unable to comprehend the situation and this leads to devastating consequences, causing Glen to lose his job and question if he is to blame. He ultimately has to meditate on his actions if they align with his principles, as he heads into the future where he either will or will not forgive himself.
About the Filmmaker: Originally from Singapore, Vivian Ip is an award-winning filmmaker and recovering lawyer, based in Los Angeles. She is a MFA graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and a member of the BAFTA Newcomers Program. An Island Drifts is her directorial debut, in her journey to explore the human condition by capturing intimate moments and universal truths with a cinematic edge.
- Year2021
- Runtime18:32
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountrySingapore
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorVivian Ip
- ScreenwriterVivian Ip
- ProducerVivian Ip, Jasmine Tay, Kim Mariel
- CastTimothy Wan, Quintus Lim, Lim Yu-Beng, Salif Hardie
- CinematographerShyan Tan
- EditorEmily Ge Zhai
- AnimatorNA
- ComposerLu Cheng
Finely-crafted narrative and documentary student shorts that exemplify daring and distinctive storytelling.
About the Film: An Island Drifts follows a teacher, Glen, who witnesses a young primary six student, Andrew, involved in a troubling and much discussed incident that happened in school. Without a full grasp on the truth, Glen deals with Andrew objectively but Andrew is unable to comprehend the situation and this leads to devastating consequences, causing Glen to lose his job and question if he is to blame. He ultimately has to meditate on his actions if they align with his principles, as he heads into the future where he either will or will not forgive himself.
About the Filmmaker: Originally from Singapore, Vivian Ip is an award-winning filmmaker and recovering lawyer, based in Los Angeles. She is a MFA graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and a member of the BAFTA Newcomers Program. An Island Drifts is her directorial debut, in her journey to explore the human condition by capturing intimate moments and universal truths with a cinematic edge.
- Year2021
- Runtime18:32
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountrySingapore
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorVivian Ip
- ScreenwriterVivian Ip
- ProducerVivian Ip, Jasmine Tay, Kim Mariel
- CastTimothy Wan, Quintus Lim, Lim Yu-Beng, Salif Hardie
- CinematographerShyan Tan
- EditorEmily Ge Zhai
- AnimatorNA
- ComposerLu Cheng
