Sound resonance: Tan Pin Pin's new documentary Singapore Ga Ga has struck a chord with audiences in Singapore. Its light treatment is a refreshing change, from "heavy" local films and documentaries, that sometimes put off audiences.(documentary)

Singaporean directors tend to dwell on subjects that portray the daily struggle of the common man. These filmmakers have largely depicted Singapore as an overbearing and suffocating nanny-state. That is why Singapore Ga Ga is a refreshing change. It marks a departure from a slew of predictable homegrown films released in recent years. The documentary film has met with much appreciation and is being used as material for social studies lessons in local schools.

Filmmakers in Singapore have often used the medium of films to unveil the city-state's "ugly truths".The trend ...

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