Private Project

Light on the Lotus Hill

Overseas Chinese resistance against Japanese invasion of China and the fall of singapore as experienced through the life of a Buddhist monk who was executed by the Japanese after the fall of singapore in 1942. A microcosm of Sino-Japanese war fusing with World War Two.

  • chow wah chan
    Director
  • chow wah chan
    Writer
  • chow wah chan
    Producer
  • Runtime:
    33 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 18, 2011
  • Production Budget:
    4,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Singapore
  • Country of Filming:
    Singapore
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Imperial War Museum
    London
    December 25, 2011
    2nd runner up, Annie Dodds for Best documentary
  • Premier
    Singapore
    December 18, 2011
    Premier
  • Royal Anthropological Institute
    London
    November 15, 2012
  • World Fim Awards
    Jakarta
    August 13, 2014
    Merit Award Best New Comer

  • Indonesia
    Gold Awards, Internaitonal Movie Awards
Director - chow wah chan