Go deeper into the Backrooms, the Everything Must Go Edition includes 15 minutes of bonus footage that will only ever be seen in cinemas!
If you’ve spent any time on the weirder corners of the internet, you’ve probably heard of the "liminal space" Backrooms phenomenon. For the film adaptation, A24 handed the keys to 20 year old YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons, and he delivered an indie hit that is currently leveling the US box office with a genre piece that skips cheap gimmicks in favor of high art psychological horror.
Struggling furniture store owner Clark discovers a bizarre, glowing doorway in his basement that leads directly into the Backrooms—a seemingly infinite, yellow-walled maze that defies all laws of physics. When Clark vanishes into this reality-bending labyrinth, his therapist, Mary, goes in looking for him, only to get trapped in the exact same surreal, mind-warping nightmare.
In English
Rated NC16 for Coarse Language.
The film contains an utterance of religious profanity that exceeds IMDA guidelines. The line has been muted to be kept in line with guidelines.
TW: contains scenes with flashing lights, photosensitive audiences are to be advised
Every now and then, a genre film arrives out of nowhere to completely rewrite the theatrical rulebook, and this year, that lightning strike is Curry Barker’s Obsession.
The story kicks off when hopeless romantic Bear uses a eerie "One Wish Willow" to make his long time crush, Nikki, fall for him. It works, but with a massive catch: her newfound "love" instantly mutates into a blood soaked, obsessive situationship.
Produced on a shoestring budget of under a million dollars, this relentless piece of supernatural terror has exploded into an absolute box office success in the US. At the center of the madness is breakout star Inde Navarrette, delivering an incredibly unhinged and nuanced performance, cleverly using the horror framework to look at deeper anxieties surrounding control, consent, and women's bodily autonomy. Judging by the squirming and collective nervous laughter from our team during our preview screening, you are going to want to witness this instant cult classic in a packed theater full of gasping, screaming filmhomies.
In English.
Rated M18 for Violence and Sexual Scene.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
In Arabic with English Subtitles.
Rated R21 for Mature Content.
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
In Japanese with English subtitles, Malay and Chinese subtitles.
Rated PG.
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
In English with Mandarin Subtitles
Rated PG13 for Some Coarse Language
You’re cordially invited to the most chaotic dinner of the year.
Fresh from its buzz heavy Sundance debut, Olivia Wilde’s razor sharp relationship comedy hits right where it hurts. Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Wilde) are stuck in a domestic rut, made worse by the aggressively loud, boundary pushing love life of their upstairs neighbors, Hawk (Edward Norton) and Pina (Penélope Cruz). Hoping to smooth things over, Angela invites them down for a casual dinner party. But as the wine flows, polite small talk is instantly traded for a chaotic, hilariously uncomfortable truth game where social etiquette completely crumbles.
In English
Rated M18 for Mature Content and Coarse Language.
Director Bruce Weber stitches together the life of charming jazz musician Chet Baker through archival footage, interviews, and his time filming with Chet himself a year before his death. Tracing Baker’s early days as a charismatic young trumpeter, his post-accident comeback, and a series of turbulent relationships, this Oscar-nominated documentary is at once a tender act of remembering and a deconstruction of the romanticised myth of Chet.
Ratings NC16 for Some Nudity and Drug References.
Long before Parasite and Squid Game hijacked global pop culture, Park Chan-wook’s operatic, Cannes-winning masterpiece completely redefined what a thriller could be. Don't miss out this re-release of the 4k restoration, for a limited time only!
Oh Dae-su is abruptly kidnapped off the street and locked in a windowless hotel room for 15 years with no explanation. Just as suddenly, he is released, given a suit, a cell phone, and exactly five days to figure out who ruined his life and why. What follows is a pitch-black, hyper violent journey to the absolute brink of psychological vengeance.
In Korean with English subtitles.
Rated R21 for Mature Themes.
TW: Contains themes of Sexual Violence.
In Battambang, Cambodia, a once-beloved cinema stands on the brink of demolition. Sneaking in to document its final days, a journalist named Hai encounters Thida, the spectral guardian of the decaying theater. Faced with the building's destruction, Thida is granted a rare choice: to fade away, or to be reborn into the human world. As the two embark on a metaphysical journey through a rapidly modernizing nation, they find themselves bound by a shared history of displacement.
Polen Ly’s debut feature Becoming Human is a gorgeous, meditative film that quietly explores time, memory and resilience, asking how we find a way forward when the places that hold our history and identity disappear.
Virtual Q&A:
Join us on Thursday 30 July's session for a post-show virtual Q&A with director Polen Ly.
In Khmer with English subtitles.
Rated PG for Some Disturbing Scenes.
Presented in collaboration with SGIFF for SGIFF Replay:
Missed last year's edition of SGIFF? SGIFF REPLAY is here!
From 17 July to 8 Aug, SGIFF REPLAY takes over Filmhouse, screening five standout films from the 2025 season that deserve a second run. Snag a spot to our online Q&As with filmmakers Shio Miyake (Two Seasons, Two Strangers), Kent Jones (Late Fame), and Polen Ly (Becoming Human), and hang out with local filmmakers, animators, activists, and poets during our fireside chats and live poetry readings.
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and the geranium plant she studies. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong secures the help of a renowned botanist for an experiment on the old ginkgo tree.
In German, Cantonese and English with English subitles.
Rated M18 for Some Nudity and Drug Use.
Cult legend Gregg Araki returns in full frontal, uninhibited style with a razor sharp erotic comedy that pushes all the right buttons!
When wide eyed Elliot (Cooper Hoffman) lands a dream job assisting boundary pushing artist Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde), he is plunged headfirst into a raunchy, neon-drenched playground of art, obsession, and dangerously messy workplace dynamics in this glossy and campy sex comedy.
Sundance critics and audiences hailed "I Want Your Sex" as a "hilarious, horny, and unapologetic cure for a sexless generation"
In English
Rated R21 for Mature Theme and Sexual Scenes
What begins as a youthful summer romance against deep sea blues is revealed to be a screening of Li's film, a writer paralyzed by creative block. Seeking escape, she retreats to a snowy resort, where a tentative connection with a divorced innkeeper starts to mirror her own fiction.
Reminiscent of Hong Sangsoo’s bifurcated storytelling, Two Seasons, Two Strangers (旅と日々) explores art and isolation through contrasting landscapes of sea, snow, and silence. Fresh off its Golden Leopard win at Locarno, this poetic film eloquently captures the limits of language-- letting the environment speak where words fail, and finding a comforting grace in shared loneliness.
Fireside Chat:
Join us on Saturday 6 August's session for a post-show Fireside Chat with local filmmakers Gladys Ng and Shaun Neo
In Japanese and Korean with English Subtitles.
Rated PG.
Presented in collaboration with SGIFF for SGIFF Replay:
Missed last year's edition of SGIFF? SGIFF REPLAY is here!
From 17 July to 8 Aug, SGIFF REPLAY takes over Filmhouse, screening five standout films from the 2025 season that deserve a second run. Snag a spot to our online Q&As with filmmakers Shio Miyake (Two Seasons, Two Strangers), Kent Jones (Late Fame), and Polen Ly (Becoming Human), and hang out with local filmmakers, animators, activists, and poets during our fireside chats and live poetry readings.
When ten-year-old Arco steals a time-traveling flight suit to see dinosaurs, a miscalculation strands him in a climate-ravaged 2075. Stripped of the gemstone powering his suit, Arco allies with an imaginative girl named Iris to evade tracking siblings and a rigid robotic police force. As a devastating wildfire closes in, their race home becomes a cross-century fight for survival.
Evoking the whimsical wonder of Miyazaki, Ugo Bienvenu’s breathtaking animated debut Arco delivers a rich and imaginative odyssey about friendship, the climate crisis, and the enduring bonds that connect us.
Fireside Chat:
Join us on Saturday 18 July's session for a post-show Fireside Chat with local animatiors Jerrold Chong and Ervin Han.
In French with English subtitles.
Rated PG.
Presented in collaboration with SGIFF for SGIFF Replay:
Missed last year's edition of SGIFF? SGIFF REPLAY is here!
From 17 July to 8 Aug, SGIFF REPLAY takes over Filmhouse, screening five standout films from the 2025 season that deserve a second run. Snag a spot to our online Q&As with filmmakers Shio Miyake (Two Seasons, Two Strangers), Kent Jones (Late Fame), and Polen Ly (Becoming Human), and hang out with local filmmakers, animators, activists, and poets during our fireside chats and live poetry readings.
This touching drama tells the story of Jooin, an enigmatic 17-year-old high school student. She is a cheerful friend, a shameless daughter, a mischievous girlfriend, and a person who is always hard to predict. One day, after a fellow classmate asks Jooin to sign a petition to prevent a newly released sex offender from moving into their neighbourhood, Jooin refuses, causing a major scene. She starts to receive anonymous notes questioning her behavior, and cracks begin to appear in her formerly peaceful world.
Join us on 2 and 3 July for an in-person Q&A with Director Yoon Ga-Eun.
"I even felt professional jealousy." — Bong Joon-ho on THE WORLD OF LOVE
In Korean with English subtitles.
Rated PG13 for Some Sexual References.
TW: Themes of Sexual Assault
Toronto International Film Festival 2025 - World Premiere
9th Pingyao International Film Festival 2025 - Jury Award & People's Choice Award for Best Film
BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Competition
In the Chilean desert of 1982, eleven-year-old Lidia is raised within a fiercely protective queer household. But when a fatal disease sweeps her village, a dark superstition takes hold: that the illness spreads through a single glance between two men in love. Suddenly targets of intense hostility, Lidia embarks on a quest for truth and vengeance, navigating a volatile landscape of fear where her family is both her sole sanctuary and the ultimate source of her peril.
Balancing absurdist wit with deep poignant urgency, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo forces us to confront how easily fear can weaponize love, and the lengths we must go to shield those we cherish.
Fireside Chat:
Join us on Wednesday 5 August's session for a post-show Fireside Chat with Project X.
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Rated M18 for Mature Content.
Presented in collaboration with SGIFF for SGIFF Replay:
Missed last year's edition of SGIFF? SGIFF REPLAY is here!
From 17 July to 8 Aug, SGIFF REPLAY takes over Filmhouse, screening five standout films from the 2025 season that deserve a second run. Snag a spot to our online Q&As with filmmakers Shio Miyake (Two Seasons, Two Strangers), Kent Jones (Late Fame), and Polen Ly (Becoming Human), and hang out with local filmmakers, animators, activists, and poets during our fireside chats and live poetry readings.
The film title rings a bell? You're probably thinking of that 2015 anthem with the iconic music video that became a touchstone for a generation of queer women. Ten years on, Hayley Kiyoko, affectionately dubbed the "Lesbian Jesus" by fans, brings her beloved song to the big screen in her feature directorial debut!
Set over one unforgettable, sun-soaked summer, Girls Like Girls follows Coley, the new girl in town, as she experiences the exhilaration, uncertainty, and vulnerability of first love while learning to embrace who she truly is. Starring Maya da Costa, Myra Molloy, and Zach Braff, the film is a heartfelt coming-of-age story about self-discovery, friendship, and the courage to choose yourself.
To celebrate the film's Singapore exclusive release at Filmhouse, we're so excited to present a virtual Q&A with Hayley Kiyoko herself after the Fri 7 Aug, 8.30pm premiere, moderated by local artist and beloved queer icon Jean Seizure. Join us for an intimate conversation about bringing an internet-era cultural phenomenon to the screen, queer storytelling, and Kiyoko's journey from musician to filmmaker.
In English
Rated R21 for Homosexual Content.
Roy Payamal is the wildest busker of a country ranked the world’s most emotionless society. He takes his undermined line of work as a serious art- but is his faith impossible idealism or an admirable conviction? Singapore Minstrel is an invitation into his beautiful mind, a magical, trying universe where art and life dialogue in a tropical dream.
In English with English subtitles.
Rated PG.
Join us for a live Q&A with director Salty Xi Jie Ng and artist Roy Payamal, moderated by Viknesh Kobinathan on Sat 8 Aug 2pm.
Salty Xi Jie Ng is an artist, performer, educator, and mystic based between Singapore and Portland, Oregon. Her transdisciplinary practice is a collaborative, alchemical site intimately exploring the erotic, ancestry, ageing, the inner worlds of older women, the end-of-life, unseen worlds, and spirit realms, while examining artistic labour and what gets to be called art. Salty is the 2024 recipient of the Chamberlain Award for social practice artists from the Headlands Centre for the Arts and the 2025 Arts Research Scholar-in-Residence at Nanyang Academy of Fine Art - University of the Arts Singapore.
Viknesh Kobinathan is a cultural worker and organiser whose practice explores gatherings around sound and image as acts of care, healing, rest, and refusal. He holds a postgraduate degree in Film Studies from the National Film and Television School in England. Based in Singapore, he is part of the film programming team at Objectifs – Centre for Photography and Film. He was previously Programmer at the Asian Film Archive and Programme Manager at The Projector.
During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
Collect 3 film posters signed by the cast and director if you watch all three films on the Growing Up Trilogy (Ilo Ilo, Wet Season, We Are All Strangers) on the weekend of 15 & 16 August at Filmhouse!
In Mandarin, English and Tagalog with English subtitles.
Rated PG13 for Coarse Language
Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.
Collect 3 film posters signed by the cast and director if you watch all three films on the Growing Up Trilogy (Ilo Ilo, Wet Season, We Are All Strangers) on the weekend of 15 & 16 August at Filmhouse!
In Mandarin and English with English subtitles.
Rated M18 for Mature Themes and Sexual Scenes.
