18th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 28 - Jul 14, 2019

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North American Premiere

Zombiepura

尸杀军营

Kayu is the laziest soldier in Singapore’s army reserves. He fakes illness to get out of drills while also trying to avoid the wrath of his by the book commanding officer. But when a zombie virus suddenly breaks out on base, these two diametrically opposed personalities find themselves teaming up together along with an odd assortment of wacky characters to fight for survival against a troop of the undead. Singapore’s first zombie movie, with its deliciously distinct local flavor and rat a tat pace, is a hilariously irreverent send up life in the island city-state.

Director: Jacen Tan
Cast: Alaric, Benjamin Heng, Joey Pink Lai
Languages: Mandarin and English with English subtitles
2018; 82 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 13, 10:15pm
SVA Theatre

Director Jacen Tan in attendance (Introduction and Q&A)

Jacen Tan
杰生弹

Jacen Tan is an independent film director. Hailed as one of Singapore’s most exciting young filmmakers, his first short film, Tak Giu (Kick Ball), became a viral hit on the internet, with over 100,000 views, in pre-YouTube days. He then completed the “Zo” comedy trilogy: Zo Peng (Go Army), Zo Gang (Go Work) & Zo Hee (Make Movie), cemented by a DVD compilation of his short films (Hosaywood, 2011), shaping his popularity with a unique sense of local humor and use of slang. After 7 years in the making, Jacen combined his love for horror comedy and his experiences from serving in the army to make his first feature film, Zombiepura.