9.2 /10 1 Votes9.2
5/5 inSing Produced by Eva Tang Running time 128 minutes Initial release 24 March 2016 (Singapore) Box office 115,000 USD Producer Eva Tang | 8.3/10 IMDb Directed by Eva Tang Country Singapore Director Eva Tang Budget 350,000 USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29) (SGIFF)March 24, 2016 (2016-03-24) (Singapore) Cast Similar Gold Balls, How to Irritate People, Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hanna, Lupe Under The Sun, That Girl in Pinafore Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the songs we sang theatrical trailer
The Songs We Sang is a 2015 Singaporean documentary directed by Eva Tang. It is about Xinyao, Singaporean folk music that was popular in the 1980s.
Contents
- the songs we sang theatrical trailer
- the songs we sang premiere promo trailer
- Interviews
- Release
- Reception
- References
the songs we sang premiere promo trailer
Interviews
Release
The Songs We Sang premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival on November 29, 2015. The performance was sold-out. Golden Village released it to Singaporean theaters on March 24, 2016. As of April 19, it has grossed $115,000
Reception
After its festival premiere, the film received positive reviews. In praising Tang's research, Boon Chan of My Paper rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote, "The Songs We Sang is a labour of love that puts our stories front and centre." Tan Kee Yun of The New Paper rated it 4/5 stars and called it "truly a gem of local cinema", as it avoids the melodrama associated with That Girl in Pinafore.
Her World rated it as one of the best Singaporean films of 2015.