Local drama Come Closer starts with a chase scene. You see actress Lim Shi-An breathlessly running through the forest, with actor-director T. Suriavelan in hot pursuit, a car abandoned on the road, before it cuts to the sombre opening credits. The thriller, directed by K. Rajagopal (A Yellow Bird), is set in the 1980s and follows Siva (Suriavelan), the chauffeur.
She's an actress, a film producer and runs her own patisserie but there's a similarity between all these roles to Jeanette Aw. In a recent interview with AsiaOne, the 44-year-old said: "They share something in common creating a story. It's an extension of myself, expressing a different aspect of myself in different ways. "My films kind of reflect.
SeptFest, which returns from Sept 1 to 30, showcases art, music, theatre and film by emerging and established names in various locations. Read more at straitstimes.com.