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Project: 1965

Producers: Homerun Asia

Director: Jean Yeo

Format: Feature Film

Location: Singapore/ Batam

Dates: August – November 2012

Audition Date:

Friday 15 th June 2012 3pm – 9pm

Saturday 16 th June 2012 10am – 3pm

 Audition Location:

FLY Entertainment Pte Ltd 213 Henderson Road #01-11 Henderson Industrial Park S159553

 

1965 is a riveting drama about how a group of people divided by race language and religion, saw their lives profoundly transformed by on single defining moment in the history of a young nation. The movie will take us on a perilous journey that begins with the birth of a nation in China and ends with the birth of another on an island cradled at the end of the Malay Peninsula.

 Main Characters

 Khatijah. Early 40s. Malay Female.

Widower raising 2 sons on her own and loses her youngest son in the racial riots in 1964. Beautiful and suffered. Lives in grief and rage but tries to maintain her dignity and grace.

 Adi. Early 20s. Malay Male.

Eldest son of Khatijah. Believes in racial harmony in Singapore. Joins the police force and is mentored my Sergeant Cheng (Lead)

 Seng. 20s. Chinese Male.

Younger brother of Sergeant Cheng (Lead) Possess good looks and irresistible charm. His charm hides a deep secret fear that he is really a coward at heart.

  Sue. Late 30s early 40s. Caucasian Female.

Wife of British Civil Servant. Reunites with her old uni sweet heart in Singapore (Raj). Will protest against racist rulings in her community.

 

Raj.Late 30s early 40s. Indian Male.

A intrepid and cynical reporter from Malaysia who covers the riots as well as political news. Charismatic, Scholarly and measured gentleman from Oxford. Sue’s university sweet heart.

 

ASP Watson.40s Caucasian Male.

Smug, supercilious, smokes a pipe. Boss of Sergeant Cheng (Lead). Sees himself as superior and just waiting out his time in this wasteland.