WORK: FILM
$INGAPURA
Writer/Director
Singapore through the lens of a cab driver.
Awards:
- ciNE65 Movie Makers Award 2019 (SG): Best Film, Best Screenplay
- Promofest Short Of The Year - Spring 2021 Edition (ES): Special Jury Mention
Selections:
Viddsee Jury Awards 2019 (SG) | Capricorn Film Festival 2021 (AU) | La Femme Short Film Festival 2021 (EG) | Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival 2021 (US) - Shorts Program | Myrtle Beach International Film Festival 2021 (US) - Shorts Program | HER Docs Film Festival 2021 (PL) | Regina International Film Festival Awards 2021 (CA) | Sole Luna Doc Film Festival XVI 2021 (IT) | International Short Film Festival Detmold 2021 (DE)
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Writer/Director
O+ by Our Grandfather Story
How do you care for someone when you don't have much?
When a homeless elderly man meets a terminally ill woman on the streets, an unexpected friendship forms as he cares for her in her final days.
(Click here for more resources.)
SHRINKFLATION: HOW DOES IT AFFECT US?
Producer/Director
Channel NewsAsia (CNA)
Product sizes have been shrinking over the years, even though prices remain the same.
So what’s driving shrinking product sizes, and what we can do about it?
WOULD THIS BE TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR?
Writer/Director
O+ by Our Grandfather Story
A glimpse into the life of rough sleepers, where basic needs become luxuries. (Click here for more resources.)
Awards:
National Youth Film Awards 2021 (SG): Special Jury Mention
EID AS ONE
Writer/Director
Honour SG
A community bands together to deliver blessings, when the unprecedented pandemic lockdown threatened to cancel Eid Aidilfitri for some in Singapore.
(Produced during the COVID lockdown in Singapore.)
A CAT'S PURPOSE
Writer/Director
ciNE65 Movie Makers Award 2021
A homeless man discovers a renewed sense of home when he finds an unlikely companion in a neighbourhood cat.
(A commissioned piece to launch ciNE65 Movie MAkers Award 2021, "Stronger, Together".)
HELLO PANDA! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BREED ONE?
Researcher/Writer
Channel NewsAsia (CNA)
Giant pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai welcomed their first baby at River Safari Singapore after 7 years of trying!
Find out what goes into breeding these pandas and why it is so hard to breed them.
HANDMADE TALES:
THE CROCHET ARTISTS
Researcher/Writer
Channel NewsAsia (CNA)
Handmade Tales is a four-part series on the burgeoning maker scene in Singapore.
In this episode, three young Singaporeans refresh crochet's frumpy image as they turn this simple hobby into business.
The first ever behind-the-scenes of the Merlion restoration process, revealing the effort taken to maintain the pristine icon.
KUEH LAPIS SAGU
Creative Producer
Our Grandfather Story
Peel it, chew it... there are many ways to enjoy this multi-layered kueh, but only one way to watch this video - with your sound on.
KEEPING FAITH
Director/Producer/&more
Project X
A migrant worker's struggle told through her final days in Singapore.
WORK: PHOTO
ABOUT
BIO
Lan Yu crafts social narratives that foster empathy and provide nuanced perspectives.
As a film writer/director, her short films have won awards and travelled to over ten countries including the US, Spain, Egypt, Italy and Dubai. She also produces content for leading Asian broadcasters/platforms like Channel NewsAsia (CNA) and Our Grandfather Story.
In the commercial sphere, she has worked with brands across government agencies, MNCs, SMEs and startups. Clients include Amazon and AWS, Changi Airport Group, Ninja Van, Singapore Tourism Board and Temasek.
In addition to creating film content, she's currently building Migrants NFT - a community initiative to bring art and stories from the migrant worker community on to the blockchain.
PRESS
狮城有约 | 狮城话艺: 助力梦想启航的平台
(Feature on young Singaporeans who are chasing their dreams.)
She created an award-winning short film about a taxi driver in 2 days and it started from her being 'kaypoh'
CONTACT
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