| Pop Aye | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kirsten Tan |
| Written by | Kirsten Tan |
| Produced by | Wenhong Huang Zhang Jianbin Weijie Lai Deng Li |
| Starring | Thaneth Warakulnukroh Bong Penpak Sirikul |
| Cinematography | Chananun Chotrungroj |
| Edited by | Lee Chatametikool |
| Music by | Matthew James Kelly |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Singapore Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Box office | $132,534[1] |
Pop Aye is a 2017 Singaporean-Thai drama film directed by Kirsten Tan. A debut feature by Tan, the road film tells the story of a man as he tries to take his long-lost elephant back to their rural hometown. The first Singaporean film selected to screen at the Sundance, it competed and won a Special Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.[2][3][4] It was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]
Tan's success at pursuing her dreams and interests in filmmaking was mentioned in Parliament in April 2017 by Ong Ye Kung, the Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills), as he highlighted the need for parents in allowing their children to pursue their interests.
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- ^ Frater, Patrick. "Singapore's Maiden Sundance Selection 'Pop Aye' Picked Up by Cercamon". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (24 September 2017). "Singapore Picks 'Pop Aye' for Foreign-Language Oscar Contention". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2017.