The discovery of XX Ray, a device that allows one to see through things, creates a disaster when Anuar deliberately sneaks it out and brings it to a party. In the struggle to prevent XX Ray from nefarious characters, Amir turns himself invisible. Will Anuar and Amir succeed in retrieving the device or will Amir remain invisible forever?

Johan and Tina are cadet scientists at a science centre. Johan claims credit for the invention of a laser disposal machine that is in fact, Tina's brainchild. Tina seeks help from Amir, an astronomer, to prevent Johan from using the machine. Amir and Tina's attempt to destroy the machine fails and they are instead teleported in a time warp to the Malacca Sultanate when the self-operating laser misfires. They witness and try to alter history in the infamous conflict between Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat.

Set in 2019 of a then futuristic vision of Singapore, individuals in the general population are identified by an implanted microchip and connected to a system called CyberLink. CyberLink is used for communication (sometimes virtual reality), monetary transactions and contains the records of all citizens. Criminals use fake chips, known as "SIMs" (Simulated Identity iMplants). Dash MacKenzie, a bounty hunter, in her search for a man who bought a SIM, uncovers a conspiracy to manipulate society schemed by the leaders of five conglomerates.

The remnants of human civilisation are divided into five rival clans after the nuclear war of 2047. Men and women who survived the war live in chaos and destruction perpetuated by gang violence. Rival gangs fight for pride and ego with the ambition to rule the last remnants of humanity in a world destroyed by chemical warfare.

Part documentary, part dream, the lines between fiction and reality are blurred in this film. It is the year 2066, and the lone survivor of a cult reviews footage of Singapore in 2014. The cult's leader, who claims to be the reincarnation of Sir Stamford Raffles, claims that the footage is evil and should be burnt. He recounts his country's traumatic history and the events that led to the rise and collapse of this cult, while ghosts from 2014 and the years before appear as witnesses. Bringing together the past, present and future, this hybrid film traces Singapore's physical landscape and its collective unconscious.

In 2030, water levels have risen to the point that southern Vietnam is beginning to drown. To survive, people live on houseboats and rely solely on fishing. As land vanishes, huge multinational conglomerates compete to build floating farms along the coastlines equipped with desalination and solar power plants to produce much needed vegetables that have become highly priced commodities.

A young woman, Sao, tries to cope with the everyday challenges of her environment in the aftermath of her husband's murder. A re-encounter with a former lover, Giang, who works for one of the corrupt conglomerates and their floating farms, leads her to suspect his role in her husband's death.

The year is 2065. Singapore is preparing to celebrate its Centennial. In the stratosphere above, a satellite artificial intelligence faces imminent demise. It escapes to Earth to establish its own autonomy and to fulfil its dream of becoming the first AI artist. Faced with a world that limits its freedom, Geomancer must come to terms with its militarised origins, a search that begins with a mysterious syndicate known as the Sinofuturists...

Featuring video game animation, a neural network-generated dream sequence, and a synthesised vocal soundtrack, Geomancer uses 'art' to symbolise humanity's appreciation for creative thought and beauty. How would humans feel if an emotionally aware AI gains the power of self-expression and creative genius is no longer the domain of humanity?

Angga, a former marine, is working as a congressman for a corrupt government in futuristic Indonesia. In search of his lost love and a cause to fight for, his world is changed forever when he discovers she is part of a rebel force. The rise of a rival paramilitary leader Wisnu is the catalyst that pushes Angga to assemble his old military platoon. Foxtrot Six is thus born to save Indonesia.

10 Years Thailand is an omnibus film inviting four directors to imagine their country a decade on. The four directors are Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng and Chulayarnon Siriphol. Taking wildly diverse, surreal, satirical and banal routes, each of the four films reflect on a country that has been ruled by the military since 2014 and seen curbs in various degrees on dissent, public expression, creativity and diversity of thought.

A boy witnesses a tragic car accident near his home in rural Laos, claiming the life of a young woman. The dusty road where she died on becomes haunted by her ghost. Fifty years later, the boy, now a middle-aged man, is filled with loneliness and regret. Still living in the same village, isolated in his farm and unpopular with the other villagers, his only companion is the taciturn female ghost. When he discovers that the ghost is able to take him back in time, he tries to fix the problems and situations of his past, including his mother's death. But his actions have unexpected consequences as he disrupts the fabric of time.

In 1962, the quiet Siman encounters a foreign film crew staging a fake moon landing in a desolate part of Indonesia. His tongue is cut out to preserve his silence. After the traumatising incident, Siman remains frozen in that moment. Fifty years later, he is still lost in dreams of being an astronaut. He wears a homemade spacesuit and builds himself a ship from trash. His muteness and strange, slow-motion gait mimicking movement in space make him a target for scorn and exploitation. Labeled as crazy by the rest of the village, Siman is the only person who knows about history's biggest lie.

The non-linear story plays out during a number of historic moments, told in different ways as time passes, including the moon landing, Suharto's coup and the subsequent communist persecutions.

In this experimental documentary, footage from the narrator's mundane everyday experience, fragments of news footage such as the moon landing and professionally shot photographs of landscapes, are juxtaposed against each other to create an honest depiction of humanity. An (imaginary) alien friend is the framing device that serves as the receiver of the documentary's narrative. A self-reflection of the narrator's personal life that includes anecdotes from his friends and family, the film utilises the idea that the most personal is the most universal, capturing Filipino culture at its most distinct and authentic.

In 2045, a filmmaker lands on Mars and tries to make a film. Using his lived experience and memories, he uses footage he shot of the Kor and Ruc people, indigenous ethnic groups living in the mountains and caves of Vietnam. Included in his footage is archival material of the American invasion of Vietnam where many were forced out of their homes through bombings or economic necessity. Interweaving images shot on Super16, negative images that give a distinctly futuristic air, overlaid with the sounds he recorded on his space voyage, the filmmaker contemplates the concept of 'home' and 'memories'. Is a memory valid only if it has been recorded?

In the year 2065, the eSports Olympic finale is set to take place. Diva, a washed up popstar, is set to mount a comeback with the help of the AI composer Geomancer. Geomancer dreams of being recognised as an artist, while Diva dreams of fame, which she equates as immortality. An incident happens mid-performance, and Diva goes missing. As a result of the publicity, her music goes viral and she becomes more popular than ever, while Geomancer floats around the earth in solitude.

Part music video compilation, part video game and part animated film, Aidol explores the complex relationship between humanity and artificial intelligence, as well as the allure and the emptiness of fame.

Manila, 2034. Millions have perished from a flu epidemic known as the 'Dark Killer' and volcanic eruptions have destroyed the environment and landscape of the country, throwing it into permanent darkness. Set in a seemingly endless night, the nation is ruled by a paranoid dictator whose rule is staked on divine right, enforced by armed militia. The cast of characters bring romance and thrilling intrigue into the plot. Shot in striking black and white, the lo-fi and minimalist filmmaking contrasts the haunting and bleak vision of the future.

Passive everyman Ah Bee has just turned 30. He leaves his dull office job to join the Tiong Bahru Social Club, an exclusive data-driven pilot programme that aims to create the world's happiest residents in the idyllic, pastel-hued neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru in Singapore. Employed as a happiness agent, Ah Bee is assigned to take care of Ms Wee, an elderly resident obsessed with cats with no belief in Tiong Bahru Social Club's mission. He is matched up with a fellow happiness agent, Geok, and promoted to helm the Community Complaint Centre.

The film takes a satirical look at Singapore's preoccupation with results-driven practicalities, it imagines a society where everything—including happiness—is quantified and managed.

Siapa Nama Kamu 2095: SERU! is a filmed performance staged in a speculative future of a fictional state named Singhasana. After the announcement of migration plans to a new habitable planet called BHUM-II, a group of ilmu practitioners gather in the state's Garden Heart. The gathering invokes the semangat – the spirit of the tanahair of the land and sea – through long-forgotten songs and gestures.

The performance is a continuing trajectory of previous performances titled, Siapa Nama Kamu? (2019) and Sekali Lagi? (2020). This time, the performance begins with visions of the future and ends with a vision of the sea. The looming question on whose voices are included in the future will bring forth the speculative cast asking, "What is your name?".

Biography

nor's artistic practice is rooted in self-portraiture. Their works span the disciplines of photography, film, video, performance, text and spoken word poetry to engage with ideas of belonging and identity through the frameworks of gender performance, ethnographic portraits and transnational histories. They have presented a solo exhibition In Love at Coda Culture (2018, Singapore), and has shown at group exhibitions including An Exercise of Meaning in a Glitch Season, National Gallery Singapore (2020); MAT, the Objectifs – Centre for Photography & Film (2019); Minor Infelicities, Post Territory Ujeongguk, South Korea (2020) and My Body, Your Body, Their Body, Kawanishi Gallery, Japan (2019).

In view and preparation for so-far's upcoming Issue 4: Platforms, the panel discussion intends to probe how everything from online marketplaces to art exhibitions has become a "platform". Social media platforms have been at the centre of extensive criticism, but the wider "platformization" of processes, products and services accelerated by the pandemic has also created shifts within the technical infrastructure in which we live and work. The result is a flurry of accidental platforms — the indeliberate uptake by a completely new industry such as live-stream gaming platforms being used by musicians, or age-old formats like global fashion weeks reinvented as digital platforms. With a multi-disciplinary panel of speakers representing the bridge-building between industries that so-far attain to, we will deep-dive into the language, circulation and trajectories of platforms that shape our futures.

This talk will broadcast on AFA's Facebook and Youtube page.

Featuring the exhibiting artists from State of Motion 2021: [Alternate/Opt] Realities, these two sessions will discuss the sensory mechanics relating to their works for the exhibition and the role of science-fiction as integrated into their art-making practices. In thinking about the potentiality of harnessing audio-visual technology as a magical tool, what new questions engender their roles in the world(s) we build? How can we think about these technologies beyond linear narratives and visual-dependent tendencies? 

The talks will broadcast on AFA's Facebook page.