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Daily Cuts - JISR Film Festival

Daily Cuts

Melanie Oliveiro finds out where in Singapore we can go to watch films made by moviemakers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and in the process learning more about modern Arabian culture - should we consider traveling to the GCC. The JISR Film Festival is an inaugural cultural festival that’s debuting in Singapore, featuring the works of established and emerging filmmakers. Cinemagoers will access a curated selection of 17 films representing the diverse cinematic landscape of the GCC, along the themes of sustainability, animation, sports and female empowerment.

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Daily Cuts - Blow+Bar

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Ashley Soh, Owner of Blow+Bar, a local hair salon brand. Soh talks about how and why she left an MNC job to start her own business, the latest hair makeover trends that Singaporeans are going for, common hair problems that Singaporeans complain about, how she and her staff practice hair diversity, and her experiences expanding the brand abroad.

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Daily Cuts - Asian Film Archive: Comic Relief

Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Chew Tee Pao, Senior Archivist, AFA, and Yeo Min Hui, curator of Comic Relief: Film Retrospective and Exhibition on Wang Sha and Ye Feng. There are Original posters, handbills, memorabilia, props and costumes from the films of Singapore’s answer to comedy duo Laurel & Hardy. They’ll discuss how Wang Sha and Ye Feng went from amusement park talents to regional film stars, and the legacy the men left behind.

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Daily Cuts - The Fallout from FOMO

Some undergraduates are addressing the Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) among young people in Singapore. Hear about their campaign to promote the importance of understanding the mental and physical impacts of FOMO. Anjali Lavendra, Public Relations & Accounts Lead, and Shawn Ong, Social Media & Creative Lead of the NoMo' FOMO campaign speak to Work It’s Stanley Leong & Hui Wong.

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Daily Cuts - Addressing young people’s anxieties over having children

Young Singaporeans say the anxieties of modern life are dissuading them from having kids. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out what can be done to fix this with Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies

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Daily Cuts - Updates on National Mental Health and Well-being Strategy and Well-being Circles

The importance of mental health is back in the national spotlight, as the issue was raised in parliament last week. Andrea Heng and Joel Chua find out how safe spaces in our communities are helping to promote mental health with Alvin Tan, Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth

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