Diminishing Memories
Director Eng Yee Peng
Countries
Duration 50 min
Synopsis
In the past four decades, Singapore has undergone a radical transformation. It now has one of the strongest economies in Asia. But what price has it paid for such progress? Since the 1960s, villagers have been forcibly resettled to make way for industrialisation. Now, even the living memory of village life in Singapore is dying. In this personal documentary, filmmaker Eng Yee Peng recalls her childhood memories of growing up in a vanished world.
In the past four decades, Singapore has undergone a radical transformation. It now has one of the strongest economies in Asia. But what price has it paid for such progress? Since the 1960s, villagers have been forcibly resettled to make way for industrialisation. Now, even the living memory of village life in Singapore is dying. In this personal documentary, filmmaker Eng Yee Peng recalls her childhood memories of growing up in a vanished world.