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The Last Artisan

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The Last Artisan
Directed byCraig McTurk
Produced by
  • Chris Twyford
  • Craig McTurk
Written byCraig McTurk
Starring
  • Teo Veoh Seng
  • Chen Jin Long
  • Zhang Hua Bing
Music byAl Lethbridge
Paul Pilot
CinematographyChris Dickinson
Edited byWu Chin Long
Production
companies
  • Latent Image Productions
Release date
  • December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05) (SGIFF)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySingapore
Language
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Teochew

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The Last Artisan is a 2018 documentary film, produced, written and directed by Craig McTurk. The film follows Teo Veoh Seng, a retiring artisan who reflects on his life and legacy of Haw Par Villa. It also shows the experiences of two apprentices who are mentored by Mr Teo as he passes down his craft and skill.[1][2]

The film premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival on December 5, 2018 at The Cathay.

Production[edit]

The motivation for making the film came from Craig McTurk, an American filmmaker who has been in Singapore for 18 years. McTurk stated that "It was vital to document the story of Mr Teo". According to McTurk, production of the film took 2 years to complete with grants and funding from various organisations such as the National Heritage Board, Kickstarter and his current school, Ngee Ann Polytechnic where he is a Senior Lecturer.[3][4][5]

Accolades[edit]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 21 November 2019 Best Documentary Feature Film Craig McTurk and Chris Twyford Pending

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "The Last Artisan". Latent Image Productions. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. Kreems, Nisa. "The Impact of Singapore's Goriest, Most Bizarre Park Is the Focus of a New Documentary". Vice. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  3. Yong Ping, Teng. "'The Last Artisan': An expat film-maker's love letter to Haw Par Villa's last pioneer craftsman". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. "The Last Artisan: Meet the master painter who has restored Haw Par Villa's 1,000 sculptures for the past 70 years". Coconuts Singapore. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. "The Last Artisan Kickstarter". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

Category:2018 films Category:English-language films Category:Singaporean films Category:Documentary films


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