The Tiger of 142B

Drama/Mystery | 11 mins | In English | PG13 Some Disturbing Scenes

Film Synopsis

Kevin, an unemployed man in his late twenties, finds communicating with his girlfriend increasingly difficult. At the same time, a series of mysterious killings suddenly unsettles the people of Block 142B. Some claim to have seen a roaming tiger at the estate… Adapted from Dave Chua’s short story ‘The Tiger of 142B’ from the book ‘The Beating and Other Stories’.

Director's statement

We first heard of “The Tiger of 142B” from fellow animation director Tan Wei Keong. He told us that Dave had written a short story about a mysterious tiger roaming around a public housing block. We were immediately drawn to the surrealism and decided to check it out at the library. We were very attracted to Dave’s interweaving of two unrelated plot points, adding an additional layer of meaning to the overall narrative. The ambiguity of the tiger and the many interesting use of motifs inspired us to think deeper. And because of its surreal setting, we both felt that there were many potential areas to explore in turning the story into an animated short.

In addition, we were also very attracted to the story’s protagonist. Both of us can empathise with his dilemma - to get a stable job that pays well, or to pursue one’s own ideals. We both had to face the similar situation upon graduating from university. Coincidentally, during the period of our uncertainty, we bumped into Dave in a book signing event at Kinokuiya and had told him the dilemma we were facing. The advice Dave gave was “to carry on animating”.

Original story adapted from Dave Chua "The Tiger of 142B" from The Beating and Other Stories

Cast

Director : Harry Zhuang Weifu and Henry Zhuang Weiguo

Producer : David Lee & Eternality Tan

Sound Designer : Roger Low

Associate Producer : Lee Junyi

Music Composer : Pamela Ng

Voice Talents:
Audrey Lim as Girl
Michael Kwah as Guy
Ranga Perera as Hunter

Animators: Harry Zhuang, Henry Zhuang, Angel Chong, Gabriel Tng, Cassandra Siew, Enge Xue

Audio Recording : Beep Studios

An offering of: Singapore Writers Festival

Presented by: National Art Council

Produced by: The Filmic Eye

Supported by: MCCY

Awards:

Won ‘Rising Talent Award' in 5th China Independent Animation Film Forum (Asia Region)
Won “XTSART Original Cartoons Award” at 5th China Independent Animation Film Forum (CIAFF)
Won “Best Film” at SeaShorts Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur )

Festivals:

26th Animafest Zagreb (Croatia) - Grand competition
Indie-Anifest 2016 (S. Korea) - in competition
New Chitose Airport Animation Festival (Japan) - in competition
Taichung International Animation Festival (Taiwan) - in competition Chinese Talents
Thai Short Film and Video Festival 2016 - S-express series (Thailand)
ANIME-ASEAN (Japan)
5th China Independent Animation Film Forum (China) - in competition
28th Annual Society for Animation Studies - Best of Singapore Independent Animation (Singapore)
20TH GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL (Singapore)
12th Singapore Shortcuts (Singapore)
Utter Singapore 2015 (Singapore)
Asian Film Focus 2016 (Singapore)
Animated Dreams (Estonia) - World Panorama
SeaShorts Film Festival(Kuala Lumpur ) - Competition
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (South Korea) - Fantastic Short Film
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