Zombie Dogs

Zombie Dogs
Directed by	Toh Hai Leong
Produced by	Fong Cheng Eric Khoo
Starring	Toh Hai Leong
Cinematography	Jimmy Tai
Edited by	Chew Tze Chuan
Release date	30 April 2004 (2004-04-30)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	Singapore
Language	English

Zombie Dogs is a 2004 Singaporean mockumentary film directed by Toh Hai Leong. It criticises aspects of Singaporean life. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The film discusses behavioural dysfunction in the facet of both anomie and alienation in Singaporean culture. ^[4]

Plot

A film director films a snuff film, airing his grievances about being a Singaporean in the process.

Cast

• Toh Hai Leong as himself ^[5]
• Lim Poh Huat as himself ^[6]

Release

The film premiered on 30 April 2004 in the Singapore History Museum as part of the Singapore International Film Festival. ^{[7] [8]}

Reception

Tay Yek Keak of The Straits Times gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "a surprisingly good part-documentary, part-film piece of work that starts out looking like an indictment of Singapore's artless soul but ends up harbouring the sad story of a man living on the margin of society." ^[7]

References

1. Ng, Desmond (10 March 2004). "Will this make it to the censors?". The New Paper . Singapore.
2. Tan, Dawn Wei (10 March 2004). "Don't be a Zombie". The New Paper . Singapore.
3. Ong, Sor Fern (24 April 2004). "The home theme". The Straits Times . Singapore.
4. Liew, Kai Khiun; Teo, Stephen, eds. (2017). Singapore cinema: new perspectives. Media, culture and social change in Asia. London; New York: Routledge. p. xx. ISBN   978-1-138-92525-0.
5. "He lived and breathed film". AsiaOne. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
6. "Lim Poh Huat". IFFR EN. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. Tay, Yek Keak (17 March 2004). "Zombie Dogs has plenty of bark". The Straits Times . Singapore.
8. Wong, Kim Hoh (18 April 2004). "Who says I'm a weirdo?". The Straits Times . Singapore.

External links

• Zombie Dogs at IMDb