Lynn and James are two Singaporean filmmakers you probably have never heard of and whose works you will likely never see locally outside a film festival. Instead of crowd-pleasing musicals and formulaic comedies that make money like dead leaves raining down from a tree, they have made it their mission to explore the stories of individuals and communities who have little to offer but the sweat of their passion and the stain of their blood.
Aki Ra's Boys is the tale of a former guerilla turned minesweeper who now fosters children maimed in limb but unflinchingly merry in spirit. Redemption and reconciliation is less likely in Passabe, a village on the volatile borders of Timor where militamen find refuge and pass their days in an uneasy peace. In Homeless FC, the dejected and downtrodden of Hong Kong's grim underbelly emerge as ballsy winners against despair.
Their latest project rolls through the hills of Kenya in pursuit of a short shoe-shine man with high hopes who is on the ride of his life. Real people achieving unreal dreams live and love in Lianain Films, who toil with no illusions of fame or fortune from visionaries who know enough only to fete winning numbers but recognise and reward no true callings.
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