M1 Fringe Festival 2021 – Trailer [Visual Description]
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Pulsing energetic music plays throughout.
Short description:
This video is a fast-moving montage of photos of the 9 works by artists from 6 countries over 12 days at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2021.
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Each photo flashes for about a second with rapid cuts.
A figure visible from only the shoulder to the waist is holding a large white piece of paper with the colourful logo with the text that reads:
“M1 Singapore Fringe Festival”
“Quiet Riot!”
Video zooms out to reveal the person has a red paper mask covering their head.
Video cuts to two women sitting facing each other.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“2021”
“20 – 31 Jan”
Video cuts to a person in a long-sleeved white outfit holding a bright green whistle on a lanyard in the hands.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“12 days”
Video cuts to two women. The one standing has long dishevelled hair in a long maroon dress. She is looking down at the woman in a short maroon dress, lying on the floor in front of her.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“9 events”
Video cuts to three people wearing a mix of Western and Malay clothing climbing up a stone staircase.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“6 countries”
Video cuts to a person in a chimpanzee mask holding their hands to their mouth.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“A line could be crossed and you would slowly cease to be”
Video cuts to two images. The one on the left is a person in a white seagull mask covering their head, hands to their chin. The one on the left is a person wearing a chimpanzee mask. Both are standing in the sea.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Koh Wan Ching & Andrew Sutherland (Australia | Singapore)”
Video cuts to a group of young people huddled together, all wearing black face masks that cover the bottom halves of their faces.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“Havoc Girls & Kamikaze Boys”
Video cuts to a young woman wearing a black face mask that covers the bottom half of her face.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Brian Gothong Tan & Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore)”
Video cuts to a woman in black sports bra and shorts doing a backbend.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“I am not here”
Video cuts to a woman with a large jacket pulled over her head to resemble a boxer’s hoodie, with her arms raised in a victory pose.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By The Lost Post Initiative (India)”
Video cuts to a woman dressed in red with a flower crown. In the background is a colourful photo of Frida Kahlo.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“I, Frida”
Video cuts to the same woman, this time dipping a swiffer mop backwards like a dance partner, her lips pursed in a kiss.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Ay, Caramba! Theatre (Canada | Ecuador)”
Video cuts to a group of people dressed in black sitting in a row of chairs. In front of them is a man dressed in black, his chest thrust outwards.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“Offstage 3.0”
Video cuts to a group of three people. Two are sitting in wooden chairs. The third is holding up a newspaper blocking their face.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Emergency Stairs (Singapore)
Video cuts to the reflection of a shirtless man in the mirror. He has a green towel draped over his head and shoulders.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“Pandan”
Video cuts to a shirtless man holding a mirror to his chest.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Rupa co.lab (Singapore)
Video cuts to a group of people at a protest, holding up a large white sign with the text:
“Agitating for change from within”
A text box appears with text that reads:
“Quiet Riot: Agitating For Change from Within”
Video cuts to two women in maroon dresses. The one in front is seated, holding black and white portraits of people. The one behind drags a large white dress behind her.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“Snow Whitening Revisited”
Video cuts to a woman in a white wedding dress. She has white powder all over her hair, face and arms. She pours white powder into the hand of the other woman, who is wearing a short maroon dress.
A text box appears:
“By New Cambodian Artists (Cambodia)”
Video cuts to three people wearing a mix of Western and Malay clothing standing in front of a stone wall. A text box appears with text that reads:
“Wan Belantara: Enjet-Enjet Semut”
Video cuts to the same three people climbing up a stone staircase.
A text box appears with text that reads:
“By Saiful Amri & Anwar Hadi Ramli (Singapore)”
Video cuts to logos against a white background:
Organised by The Necessary Stage
Title Donor M1
In Collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Official Outdoor Media – JCDecaux
Official Accessibility Partner – Equal Dreams
Video cuts to text that reads:
“Book your tickets at SISTIC now!”
The background image has the hand of a person in black long sleeves holding a slice of green pandan cake in front of a person in a white shirt.
Video cuts to text against a salmon pink background. The text reads:
“Get involved”
“singaporefringe.com”
“#M1SFF2021”