Heavens: The Boy and His Robot – Rich Ho – 98’ (Singapura)
March 8 • 5:15pm • Room 1
A child is left alone as his parents go away to fight invaders from Mars and never sees them again. His greatest wish is to become a pilot like them and that’s what he studies for. As a young adult, when it’s his turn to train, he is confronted with various difficulties that almost get him expelled from the academy.
Rich Ho
A multifaceted film director from Singapore, known for his short films ‘The Alien Invasion’ (2004) and ‘Twelve Noon’ (2011), he became the first Singaporean to be nominated for the Taipei Golden Horse Awards for “Best International Digital Short Film”, as well as the first Singaporean to be awarded a “Gold Award for Digital Art” The climax comes when he meets his robot, with whom he must establish a relationship that could save his life.
An adventure made up of humanity and an unlikely friendship. An example of the astonishing combination of the digital image and the real image, from prodigy film director Rich Ho, who is also the leading actor, screenwriter and responsible for music, sound and photography. The director’s first feature film, selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada) and the Trieste Film Festival.
Rich Ho
A multifaceted film director from Singapore, known for his short films ‘The Alien Invasion’ (2004) and ‘Twelve Noon’ (2011), he became the first Singaporean to be nominated for the Taipei Golden Horse Awards for “Best International Digital Short Film”, as well as the first Singaporean to be awarded a “Gold Award for Digital Art”
