Mu Ji.
The film is an exploration on the social role of, and cultural history of Chickens in Singapore told through a young boyʼs (Xiao Cong) perspective. Xiao Cong sets off in an “Alice-in-wonderland” style cyclical journey, mimicking the life cycle of a chicken. Therefore the film structure references...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39647 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The film is an exploration on the social role of, and cultural history of Chickens in
Singapore told through a young boyʼs (Xiao Cong) perspective. Xiao Cong sets off in
an “Alice-in-wonderland” style cyclical journey, mimicking the life cycle of a chicken.
Therefore the film structure references the question, “which came first the chicken or
the egg?”
The film seeks to provide basic understanding on Singaporeanʼs relationship to
poultry farming and responsible consumption conjuring up post apocalyptic anxieties
of food. The film also represents the culture of nostalgia as enacted through
consumption of “historical foods” (Kaka, and Chickadee chicken snacks) and popular
ditties. |
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