Local actress Rui En (left) made her directorial debut with short film Bacon, while Malaysia-born local actor Lawrence Wong made his debut as a film-maker in the short film Esky.
SINGAPORE – She has always been a cat person.
So when Rui En was asked if she wanted to make a short film about dogs, the local actress was more than apprehensive.
“I’ve worked with animals before, and I know how tough it can be, as the shooting can sometimes be entirely dependent on them and their moods,” the 43-year-old told The Straits Times on Oct 3 at the press event of Homebound, an anthology of five short films celebrating stories of resilience, hope and healing surrounding shelter dogs in Singapore.
“I also didn’t want my first directorial effort to be a bad experience,” she added.
Rui En was approached by veteran Singaporean film producer Daniel Yun to be part of Homebound, a collaborative initiative with SOSD, an animal welfare group for dogs in Singapore dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming stray and abandoned dogs.
It will premiere at a charity screening on Oct 30 at Conrad Centennial Singapore at 7pm, and will be streamed on SOSD’s website at a later date.
Rui En’s 15-minute film is titled Bacon, starring local actor Andie Chen and SOSD’s shelter dog, a Singapore Special named Lengzai.
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