Memories of a Burning Tree
By Sherman Ong / Tanzania, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia / 2010 / PG / 113
Producers: Sherman Ong, Tan Bee Thiam Screenplay: Sherman Ong, with Peter Mbwago and Nkumi Hamis Mtingwa Cast: Smith K. Kimaro, Link Reuben, Abdul Khalfan Malaika, Khalid Saleh Bilalm, Mariam Rashid
Sinema Old School18th Apr, 2:00pm
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MEMORIES OF A BURNING TREE (86 min)
Smith comes to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to tie up some loose ends. He meets Link, a tour guide, who agrees to help him. Along the way, they are offered help by Abdul, a gravedigger, and Toatoa, a metal scavenger, who themselves are searching for answers to their own journeys. Their search eventually leads them to realise that this is a never-ending journey of dreams and disappointments. This film is also part of the SINGAPORE PANORAMA section.
This film is paired with 'Conversations on Sago Lane' (Chen-Hsi Wong, 2010)
CONVERSATIONS ON SAGO LANE (27 min)
Singapore / 2010
Director: Chen-Hsi Wong
Producer: Lillian Wang
An HDB estate on Sago Lane houses one of Singapore’s highest concentrations of elders, who have survived successive waves of relocation and redevelopment since migrating from China during their childhood.