The Naked DJ

The Naked DJ is a 2014 Singaporean documentary film directed by Kan Lume about musician and political activist Chris Ho, also known as X' Ho. Ho travels to China and reflects on Singaporean culture and politics. The film won the NETPAC Award at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in Indonesia.[1]

The Naked DJ
Film poster
Directed byKan Lume
Produced byKan Lume
StarringChris Ho
CinematographyKan Lume
Edited byMegan Wonowidjoyo
Music byChris Ho
Production
company
Chapter Free Productions
Release date
  • December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04) (Jogja-NETPAC)
Running time
75 minutes
CountrySingapore
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Thai

Plot

Musician and political activist Chris Ho travels to mainland China to explore his roots and get a new tattoo. Filmmaker Kan Lume accompanies him and records Ho's thoughts on Singaporean culture and politics.

Production

Director Kan Lume said the scenes were not orchestrated, but they were planned to some degree. Kan introduced Ho to specific people, though the encounters were not scripted. The crew consisted primarily of Kan and his wife, who edited the film. Kan was influenced by Eric Rohmer's dialogue-heavy style.[2]

Release

Kan said that for nearly two years he had trouble screening the film. He attributed this to the film's low budget but also described how his previous, gay-themed film, Solos, had been banned in Singapore despite its positive international reception, leaving him to believe his films are too controversial to screen in his homeland.[3] The Naked DJ played at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on December 4, 2014.[4] It played at the Singapore International Film Festival on December 2, 2015.[5]

Reception

Maggie Lee of Variety wrote, "This portrait of (and extended political rant by) a Singaporean underground musician could be director Kan Lume's best work yet."[6]

The film won the NETPAC Award at the 2014 Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival.[1]

References
  1. "The Naked DJ". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "@SGIFF2015: Kan Lume talks about making 'Naked DJ' and working differently". Sindie.sg. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. Mangansakan, Teng (2015-07-14). "A Singapore Boy: Conversation with Kan Lumé". New Durian Cinema. Archived from the original on 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. "The Naked DJ". Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  5. "The Naked DJ". Singapore International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  6. Lee, Maggie (2015-11-29). "Film Review: 'The Naked DJ'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-07.


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