A Singapore Dementia Story
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A Singapore Dementia Story is a 2025 Singaporean anthology film, consisting of five short film segments directed by Gavin Lim, Jenny Ng, Raymus Chang, Vikneshwaran Silva and Andie Chen. The film is curated and produced by Daniel Yun, the cast included Tan Kheng Hua, Lim Shi-An, A. Panneeirchelvam, Alaric Tay, Oon Shu An and the voices of Bernard Lim and Suhaimi Yusof.
The film is presented by the Lien Foundation and Dementia Singapore.
Plot
Another Go
Leon and Georgia Lim are a couple coping with early-onset dementia. Georgia, a chemistry professor, has dementia while their daughter copes with her mother's struggling to remember who she is.[1]
Really?
A filial son who gives up his job to take care of his mum with dementia.
Two Ways to Forget
An AI animated short film about a successful lawyer hiding his dementia while a math teacher accepting his.
The Last Thread
A retired soldier struggles with his guilt, grief and a painful family event, relived through his dementia.
What Day Is It?
John and Sophia are a couple coping with John getting more and more forgetful.[2]
Cast
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- Tan Kheng Hua[1]
- Peter Yu[1]
- Lim Shi-An[1]
- Bernard Lim
- Suhaimi Yusof
- A. Panneeirchelvam
- Alaric Tay
- Oon Shu An
Production
The film is produced by Daniel Yun and presented by the Lien Foundation and Dementia Singapore.[3]
Andie Chen made his directorial debut with the short film What Day Is It? with his wife Kate Pang as the screenwriter.[1][4] For What Day Is It?, it had only two months from scriptwriting to production but Alaric Tay took two weeks to decide to take up the role, which frustrated both Chen and Pang as they only chose Tay to portray John in their short film. Pang threatened to cancel the production if Tay refused to take the role. Tay explained that, as this was the first time he had been offered to play a character with dementia, he took time to carefully review the script before agreeing to the part.[2]
Release
The film was premiered on 22 January 2026 at Temasek Shophouse, Singapore with a private screening. Two free public screenings are to be held on 31 January 2026.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Soh, Joanne (23 January 2026). "'Deep, profound chemistry between us': Tan Kheng Hua on acting with daughter Lim Shi-An". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ a b Chua, Kristy (27 January 2026). "Oon Shu An says Andie Chen sells himself short in his directorial debut: 'He creates space for us to play'". AsiaOne. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ a b c Rosati, Adriana (22 January 2026). "Lien Foundation and Dementia Singapore present "A Singapore Dementia Story"". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Sukri, Hazeeq (23 January 2026). "Actor Andie Chen makes directorial debut with short film about dementia". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 28 January 2026.