The Day I Lost My Shadow (2016)

'The Day I Lost My Shadow' is a trilogy set in three iconic locations within Singapore's Little India district: Race Course Road, Campbell Lane and Syed Alwi Road. The notion of re-examining history by truth and myth through visual storytelling serves as the inter-connecting thread between the three short films, and the films offer glimpses of Little India through the 19th and 20th centuries. The first part, titled "Campbell Lane", juxtaposes scenes from the life of Indian pioneer businessman P. Govindasamy Pillai with that of a modern-day migrant from India, who works in a fruit shop round the corner from the museum. The second part, titled "Race Course Road", traces the construction of the Race Course and the contribution of Indian convicts towards this facility; the interactions between the European and Indians on the Race Course, pointing to the presence of multicultural, multi-ethnic groups in what is now known as Little India. The third and final part, titled "Syed Alwi Road" revolves around the world of cinema. It makes reference to the New World which represents a golden era of entertainment not just in the neighbourhood, but in Singapore. In this part, fictional, documentary and archival footage forms the base material to edit together a film that blends memories from past and present, reality and myth, documentary and fiction.