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Red Dot August 2025

Esplanade Presents

Film

A Year of No Significance

Kelvin Tong (Singapore)

16 Aug 2025, Sat, 7.30pm

Film Screening: 1h 30mins

Esplanade Annexe Studio

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Synopsis

Set in Singapore in 1979, A Year Of No Significance chronicles the gradual disintegration of a middle-aged architect as changes rock the 45th year of his life.

 

Sidelined in the office because of his inability to speak English, Lim Cheng Soon is cut further adrift when his wife leaves him inexplicably one day. His elderly father moves in, forcing him to confront the fact that the former has always preferred his younger brother.

 

Robbed of his identities as architect, husband and son, Cheng Soon struggles in the dusk of his life, raging against the dying light.

 

There is a post-show dialogue session with Director, Kelvin Tong.

 

Film Screening: 7.30pm - 9pm

Post-Show Dialogue with Director: 9pm - 9.30pm

Advisory:
There will be a 30 mins post-show dialogue with Director.

 

No tickets will be issued. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Film Rating: PG

Language: English
Things to Note:
Accessibility: All our venues are wheelchair-accessible. We offer various services to support patrons with access needs. For assistance, please contact Esplanade Customer Experience at 6828 8377. To learn more, read our accessibility guide.
Artist Information

Kelvin Tong

Kelvin Tong is a versatile Singaporean filmmaker known for his work across mainstream and art-house cinema. He began his career in 1995 with Moveable Feast, a quirky short about eating rituals that won awards and was the first Singaporean film showcased at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

 

His 1999 feature debut, Eating Air, co-directed with Jasmine Ng, received international acclaim and was named the best Singapore movie by Lianhe Zaobao in 2003. Tong’s atmospheric horror The Maid (2005) broke box office records and won the Asian Award at the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation.

 

Expanding regionally, he directed Love Story (2006) and Rule #1 (2007), both garnering awards and festival selections. Returning to Singapore, Tong made Kidnapper (2009) and the top-grossing It’s A Great Great World (2010).

 

His recent works include the international co-production The Faith Of Anna Waters (2014), the acclaimed Grandma Positioning System (2015), and the dystopian Republic Of Food. Tong’s latest feature, A Year Of No Significance, explores social changes in 1970s Singapore through the life of a Chinese-educated architect.

Date & Time

16 Aug 2025, Sat

7.30pm

Esplanade Annexe Studio

There will be a 30 mins post-show dialogue with Director.

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