ACRES Film Festival
The ACRES Film Festival will be celebrating World Animal Day with free screenings of two award-winning documentaries, Monkey Kingdom and Racing Extinction.
These riveting films will change the way you view the world and with new learned perspectives comes individual change that accumulate to great impacts.
Date: Saturday 6 October 2018
Time: 4.15pm to 8.30pm
Venue: Sandcrawler Building*, Theatre, Level 5
*Please bring your Photo ID along for verification purposes
REGISTER HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/ywNmEkw1eZGmnqJJ3
Seating is limited and online registrants will be given priority.
[Monkey Kingdom synopsis]
A documentary film that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of Sri Lanka.
Suitable for all ages
[Racing Extinction synopsis] A team of artists and activists expose the hidden world of extinction with never-before-seen images that will change the way we see the world. The documentary film draws attention to mankind’s role in a potential loss of at least half of the world’s species.
Parental Guidance advised (contains scenes of animals in distress)
Food and drinks are only allowed at the Theatre’s foyer. There will be intermission time for individuals attending both screenings. So bring along some cash for snacks, donations and shopping at charity merchandise booth!
[PROGRAMME SCHEDULE]
4.15pm – 4.30pm – Registration for Monkey Kingdom screening
4.30pm – 6.00pm – Screening of Monkey Kingdom
6.30pm – 6.45pm – Registration for Racing Extinction screening
6.45pm – 8.30pm – Screening of Racing Extinction
Outreach and Merchandise Booth will be available from 4.00pm to 9.30pm
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Getting there:
By Car: No parking at Sandcrawler Building, alternative parking available at Galaxis and Nexus buildings (4 mins walk)
By Public Transport: 4 mins walk from One-North MRT Station
For inquiries regarding this event, please contact Anjhana at +65 6892 9821 or email to anjhana@acres.org.sg
Seating is limited and online registrants will be given priority.
- Contact Name: Charlene Tan
- Contact Number: +65 68929821
- Contact Email: charlene@acres.org.sg
- Location: Singapore
- Organised by: Charlene Tan
Held at Singapore’s Sandcrawler Building, at the Lucas Film Theatre that holds 100 pax, we had 70-90 people turn up for each film, from individuals to families and friends.
With a short introduction by ACRES on the long-tailed macaques in Singapore and a brief Dos and Donts, around 90 film-goers had an insightful perspective of the Monkey Kingdom. Similarly, we reflected the impact of the illegal wildlife trade to the work we do locally for the animals traded live and/or for their parts.
In addition, a fundraiser was held to help us sustain our work and raise much-needed funds for over 50 Indian star tortoises’ repatriation set to take place end November 2018.