Zombie Dogs Explained

Zombie Dogs
Starring:
  • Toh Hai Leong
Cinematography:Jimmy Tai
Editing:Chew Tze Chuan
Director:Toh Hai Leong
Producer:Fong Cheng
Eric Khoo
Runtime:63 minutes
Country:Singapore
Language:English

Zombie Dogs is a 2004 Singaporean mockumentary film directed by Toh Hai Leong. It criticises aspects of Singaporean life.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

A film director films a snuff film, airing his grievances about being a Singaporean in the process.

Cast

Release

The film premiered on 30 April 2004 in the Singapore History Museum as part of the Singapore International Film Festival.[5]

Reception

Tay Yek Keak of The Straits Times gave the film four stars out of five, calling it "a surprisingly good part-documentary, part-film piece of work that starts out looking like an indictment of Singapore's artless soul but ends up harbouring the sad story of a man living on the margin of society."[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ng. Desmond. 10 March 2004. Will this make it to the censors?. The New Paper. Singapore.
  2. News: Tan. Dawn Wei. 10 March 2004. Don't be a Zombie. The New Paper. Singapore.
  3. News: Ong. Sor Fern. 24 April 2004. The home theme. The Straits Times. Singapore.
  4. Web site: 19 January 2014 . He lived and breathed film . 24 June 2022 . AsiaOne . en.
  5. News: Wong. Kim Hoh. 18 April 2004. Who says I'm a weirdo?. The Straits Times. Singapore.
  6. News: Tay. Yek Keak. 17 March 2004. Zombie Dogs has plenty of bark. The Straits Times. Singapore.