FILM

My Father After Dinner is a semi-autobiographical film about Gladys Ng's relationship with her father. Featuring her father in the title role, it tells the story of a man who carefully prepares dinner for his children every time they visit him over the weekend. The film was recently awarded Best Singapore Short Film Award at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival.

‘When I was growing up I observed my father’s culinary obsessions, and how he prepared food for our family dinner every Sunday. It is always a blissful occasion, when the house would come to life with joy and laughter.’ — Gladys Ng