Andie Chen releases short war film starring Nas Daily (it doesn't end well for him)
We know Andie Chen every bit an achieved actor, but at present, he's made his start foray into movie production with a gritty short film.
Heading up a new company called Vagabond Media, Chen's first projection is The Last Song, about a war in Singapore'southward most future.
He also plays a lead role alongside Aaron Mossadeg, Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Jeremy Chan, Hirzi and Nusseir Yassin, better known every bit social media personality Nas Daily.
The story follows seven national reservist men who observe themselves in the thick of a full-on boxing after war unexpectedly breaks out in Singapore in the twelvemonth 2026.
Directed past Gavin Lim (Diamond Dogs, Fighting Spiders), The Last Vocal is part of the Storeys campaign supported by IMDA to promote independent content creators.
Yassin was ane of the campaign'south mentors, but afterward discussing the film with him, Chen and his team decided to enquire him if he wanted to play an acting role. "I asked because information technology would be cool to accept him in the moving-picture show – he'south a super star," Chen said. "I also wanted to take the hazard to become to know him ameliorate."
Yassin said yes, and plays a soldier alongside Chen.
"He is really really easy-going – and very committed," Chen said of his co-star – although "I think the hours and effort of filmmaking presented quite a culture shock to him." For instance, Yassin hadn't expected that each scene would take several hours to motion-picture show.
Ane of the most memorable scenes was of Yassin's graphic symbol meeting a gory end. "We got a special effects team and it took hours to set up. Information technology'due south cool to see talents in unlike fields do their magic," said Chen, who himself had to play dual roles, toggling between actor and producer on set. "I'thou totally new at producing, and then this was like a crash class for me," he said.
Making the film last twelvemonth, "We were merely toying with the thought of Singapore at war. Would Singaporeans really stay and fight, or only pack upwardly and go out? How would we behave in a battlefield?" Chen shared. "Singaporeans seem to have no sense of danger – as if war were impossible… We thought these were actually cool questions to explore." And in light of the current pandemic situation, some of the film'south themes are "almost eerie", he thinks.
With some jarring scenes, The Terminal Song isn't for the faint-hearted, simply weighty storylines have been on Chen's wish list for a long time. "A war moving-picture show is every male filmmaker's dream," he quipped. "I promise this is the beginning of a lot more edgy and gritty films from Singapore."
The Concluding Song is bachelor from April 12 at 12pm on Vagabond Online's YouTube aqueduct.
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/andie-chen-produces-war-short-film-nas-daily-175346
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