In Singapore: A Cinematic Portrait, Raphaël Millet deepens ideas he explored in his 2020 documentary The Capitol of Singapore. The Capitol, Singapore's oldest cinema, was inaugurated in 1930 and survived early ownership by the Namazie family and the Shaw brothers, as well as the many historical, cultural and architectural shifts. Through the story of the Capitol — the nation’s oldest cinema — the film traces not only the evolution of Singapore’s cinematic history, but the city’s own cycles of reinvention and renewal. The interviewees featured in the film include Karen Chan, Pua Seck Guan, Mirza Mohammed Ali Namazie, Noordin Abdul Rahman, Wong Han Min, Lim Fong Wei, Toh Hun Ping, Ho Weng Hin.

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