Demons
Forum 2019
SGP 2018
by: Daniel Hui
Yang Yanxuan Vicki, Glen Goei
Demons
Forum 2019
SGP 2018
by: Daniel Hui
Yang Yanxuan Vicki
Demons
Forum 2019
SGP 2018
by: Daniel Hui
Yang Yanxuan Vicki
Demons
Forum 2019
SGP 2018
by: Daniel Hui
Feb 9, 2019Daniel Hui, Tan Bee Thiam
The director and the actor of the film from Singapore.
Forum – Demons
Feb 13, 2019Daniel Hui, Yang Yanxuan Vicki
The director and the leading actress during Q&A.
Forum – Demons
Feb 13, 2019Yang Yanxuan Vicki
The leading actress of the film from Singapore.
Forum – Demons
Ambitious young actress Vicki lands the starring role in a promising theatre production in Singapore. What seems like the opportunity of a lifetime, however, turns out to be the beginning of a story of creeping abuse at the hands of director Daniel, for whom sadistic violence and artistic practice are inseparable. But power dynamics can change . . .
In Demons, Daniel Hui plumbs the depths of his protagonists’ emotional states in profound, intricate fashion in both rehearsal scenes and in their private lives, bringing to light bitter truths about power structures and dependencies in the world of art and culture, which can be based on psychic pressure and manipulation. At the same time, the film serves as a societal seismograph, affording the viewer pitiless glimpses into the darkest corners of interpersonal relationships. Aided by a sophisticated sound design, Hui folds a complex mixture of horror and satirical elements into this story of mysterious ghosts. These various spectres appear in the plot like eruptive manifestations of the human psyche – and spin increasingly out of control. Sometimes it’s better to leave the genie in the bottle.
by
Daniel Hui
Singapore 2018
English, Mandarin
83’ · Colour & Black/White
Yang Yanxuan Vicki (Vicki)Glen Goei (Daniel)Viknesh Kobinathan (Viknesh)Eshley Gao (Ashley)Tan Bee Thiam (Assistant Director)Daniel Hui (John)Violet Goh (Strange Woman)
Born in Singapore in 1986. He studied Film at the California Institute of the Arts. Demons is his third feature-length film.
Filmography2011 Eclipses; 105 min. 2014 Snakeskin; 105 min. 2018 Demons
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019
13 Little Pictures
JackFruit International
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