A Singapore Dementia Story is an anthology of five short films by local filmmakers, each offering a unique perspective on living with dementia in Singapore. Spanning romance, comedy,
drama and thriller, the films explore the healing power of love and hope alongside the quiet, often unseen realities of caregiving.
Moving beyond sadness, the stories highlight understanding, resilience and human connection,
inviting audiences to rethink what they know about dementia, and reflect on how we can build a more caring, dementia-inclusive society.
Two Ways to Forget
Two Ways to Forget, directed by Raymus Chang, is an animated comedic drama
that depicts how a high-powered corporate lawyer hides his struggles with dementia,
while a math teacher with a can-do attitude faces his decline with bravado.
This is a novel and colourful approach to film-making that is brought to life with the nuances of voice acting by
Bernard Lim and Suhaimi Yusof to portray the subtleties that come with grappling with dementia.
Really? (智到吗?)
Really? (智到吗?), directed by Jenny Ng, is a comedy-drama about a filial son who gives up his job to take care of his mum with dementia. Or so it seems.
The production crew’s personal experiences with caregiving lent to the emotional depth of the script.
The Last Thread
The Last Thread, directed by Viknesh Saravaran, is a thriller that tells of a proud retired soldier’s struggle with dementia that unravels into a haunting confrontation with guilt, grief, and a family event too painful to forget.
Starring veteran award-winning actor A. Panneeirchelvam who portrays Rajan, the film lends a deeper sense of empathy and compassion by inviting audiences into the disoriented mind of someone living with dementia.
Another Go (重围)
Another Go (重围), directed by Gavin Lim, is an uplifting drama that follows Leon and Georgia Lim, a devoted couple navigating the challenges of young-onset dementia.
Based on the real case study of a couple living with dementia, the film redefines their lifelong bond as a shared struggle against forgetting.
Veteran actress Tan Kheng Hua and her daughter Lim Shi-An share the screen for the first time in this film,
which depicts resilience through the day-to-day struggles and the accumulation of small, truthful moments in dementia caregiving.
What Day Is It?
What Day Is It?, directed by Andie Chen, tells the heartwarming story of John and Sophia, who are just like every Singaporean couple living their best life – except John is getting more forgetful every day.
Even so, his ever-loving spouse Sophia guides him towards taking every day one step at a time, sometimes with love, and sometimes with pull-your-pants-down humour.
The film explores love, acceptance, and joy of life in the simple moments amidst adversity.
It also explores the fine line between what could be considered normal exhaustion and forgetfulness, and when things take a more ominous turn.
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