Revolution Launderette
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Country/Region:
Singapore, Japan
Release Year: 2019
Release Year: 2019
Publish Date: 10 December 2021 00:00:00 UTC
Story:
In Tokyo, a young man Tomo, dogged by misfortune, sets out to beat his existence to its next punchline, together with Hiroko who obsesses over a stranger’s old scrapbook. They agree to head into all the encounters that come their way, on a plan to decipher the parts of the whole and outwit this joke before it plays out. Their trip through signs, sounds and situations dives them into another side of the city - a maze of subcultures and surreal lingerings in the air. Setting off events far beyond his imagination, Tomo winds up finding his answers at the bottom of something entirely bizarre. A gonzo tale of being in the world, the individual will and the deciphering of signs.
In Tokyo, a young man Tomo, dogged by misfortune, sets out to beat his existence to its next punchline, together with Hiroko who obsesses over a stranger’s old scrapbook. They agree to head into all the encounters that come their way, on a plan to decipher the parts of the whole and outwit this joke before it plays out. Their trip through signs, sounds and situations dives them into another side of the city - a maze of subcultures and surreal lingerings in the air. Setting off events far beyond his imagination, Tomo winds up finding his answers at the bottom of something entirely bizarre. A gonzo tale of being in the world, the individual will and the deciphering of signs.
Casts & Crews:
Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen
Directors
Runtime:
71
minutes
Subtitles:
English
Festivals & Awards:
30th Singapore International Film Festival ,2019 ,Singapore 4th Festival ECRÃ, 2020 ,Brazil 11th Eastern Oregon Film Festival – Spirit Award ,2020 ,USA 10th Binisaya Film Festival– Opening Film, 2020, Philippines 6th San Diego Underground Film Festival ,2020,USA
30th Singapore International Film Festival ,2019 ,Singapore 4th Festival ECRÃ, 2020 ,Brazil 11th Eastern Oregon Film Festival – Spirit Award ,2020 ,USA 10th Binisaya Film Festival– Opening Film, 2020, Philippines 6th San Diego Underground Film Festival ,2020,USA
Tags:
Japan, Singapore
Director‘s Statement:
Traveling between Singapore and Japan over the years and creating with the artists and musicians in the two countries, we encountered often a tension between the individual will and the surrounding pressures that shape it.
Making Revolution Launderette, we wanted to reflect on this by humoring reality, tracing an existentialist tale through places we’ve been and the voices of the people in those spaces. As a meditation on the convictions we will for and against, in hope and futility, in living.
The cast of the film mostly comprises indie and avant-garde artists and musicians in Tokyo, Osaka and Ibaraki. Shooting the film directly on the streets and in live happenings, we adopted a spontaneous approach to the cinematography and performances. To capture as truly as possible, alongside the gonzo narrative, the tensions of agency and situation that inspired us to begin with.
This film is a realizing of our collective movement, with camaraderie and expression, in re-imaging and re-imagining reality!
Making Revolution Launderette, we wanted to reflect on this by humoring reality, tracing an existentialist tale through places we’ve been and the voices of the people in those spaces. As a meditation on the convictions we will for and against, in hope and futility, in living.
The cast of the film mostly comprises indie and avant-garde artists and musicians in Tokyo, Osaka and Ibaraki. Shooting the film directly on the streets and in live happenings, we adopted a spontaneous approach to the cinematography and performances. To capture as truly as possible, alongside the gonzo narrative, the tensions of agency and situation that inspired us to begin with.
This film is a realizing of our collective movement, with camaraderie and expression, in re-imaging and re-imagining reality!
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Casts & Crews
Mark Chua, Lam Li Shuen
Director
