Filmmakers

Director/Producer- Xi Jie Ng (Salty)

Xi Jie Ng creates intimate encounters for a noisy world. Her short films have appeared in Singapore’s elderly arts festival, the Singapore Short Film Awards, Singapore Short Cuts, the International Ethnographic Film Fest of Quebec and the Asian American International Film Festival. She has made and presented work in Singapore, USA, Finland and India. Singapore Minstrel, her first feature film, premiered at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival. She is currently in the masters of fine arts in art and social practice programme at Portland State University on the National Arts Council (Singapore) postgraduate scholarship.

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Assistant Director/Producer, Art Director- Esmonde Luo

A graduate of Nanyang Technological University’s Art, Design and Media faculty (2012), Esmonde is a cook, gardener, and amateur naturalist/forager. He also works on various film and theatre productions, especially in the area of art direction. Notable works include Oomoonbeings, a performance commissioned for the Singapore Night Festival 2013, and Theatre Memories, an exhibition held at the Arts House in conjunction with SG50.

He spends much of his free time reading, writing, and foraging in the wild parts of Singapore. Occasionally, he practices his cooking and hosts dinners with installations, both of which give him much joy.

Key Personnel

Director & Producer
Ng Xi Jie

Assistant Director & Producer
Esmonde Luo

Camera & Sound
Ng Xi Jie
Esmonde Luo

Editor
Ng Xi Jie

Music Direction
Azmy
Ng Xi Jie

Sound Design, Editing & Recording
Dennis Tan

Audio Post
Jupiter Sound Studios

Art Director
Esmonde Luo

Colourist
Isnor Dzulkarnain Jaafar

DCP Mastering Services
MochaChai Laboratories

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