Women's Film Screening: Into the Night

Director: Jessica Lee Chu En
Country: Singapore
2022, Short Documentary, 20 minutes
Language: English with English subtitles
Age Suitability: Children under the age of 12 to be accompanied by a guardian.
After the screening, there will be a virtual Q&A session with Jessica Lee Chu En (20 minutes).

In amusement parks such as New World and Great World, cabaret dancers like Rose Chan shone brightly. Despite the societal stigma surrounding their profession, these remarkable women exuded compassion towards the less fortunate. Championing charitable causes, they helped set up the Happy Charity School which provided free education to poor children in Singapore.

This film is based on the article ""Beneath the Glitz and Glamour: The Untold Story of the Lancing Girls"", written by award-winning author Adeline Foo and published in the Jan-Mar 2017 issue of BiblioAsia, the flagship publication of the National Library Singapore, focusing on articles about Singaporean history, culture and heritage.

Content Warning: The film may contain content that could cause discomfort for some viewers.

Additional & Accessibility Info

• Age Suitability: Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a guardian.
• Language: The film will be in English with English subtitles.
• Content Warning: The film may contain content that could cause discomfort for some viewers.
• Movie Pass: In addition to Into the Night, registering for a free ticket also grants you access to watch I Am The Beauty of Your Beauty, I Am The Fear of Your Fear, directed by Tan Chui Mui

Artist Bio

Jessica Lee Chu En

Jessica is an award-winning director and producer, and is the Head of Development at Beach House Pictures, one of Asia’s largest independent production companies. She was the only Singaporean awarded the FreedomFilmFest Justin Louis award for directing the documentary The Shades of Love. She is an adjunct lecturer in documentary filmmaking at the National University of Singapore.