Singapore Animation Drama Short Film. In recounting the Singapore story, The Violin goes back to basics, relying on a rich film score and hand-drawn 2D animation to recreate the emotional highs and lows of the nation's history. This animated short film depicts the journey of a violin in tandem with the progress of the nation. Initially presented as a gift to a young Singaporean boy by a foreign trader, the violin weathers war and crisis, lies forgotten for some time, and eventually enters another home, where it inspires two generations of passionate musicians. Circa late 1930s, Boat Quay, Singapore. A young boy receives an old violin as a gift out of kindness from a foreign trader. From then on, it becomes a treasured possession as he teaches himself to play the instrument over several years, until it was lost during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.
After the war, the violin was found by a man working for the British Military Administration and given to his young daughter. The girl learns to play it and becomes a renowned violinist over the decades. She eventually passes the instrument on to her grandson, an accomplished violinist himself, who restores it and performs in a concert by the Singapore River, where the violin started its unexpected journey nearly 80 years ago. Throughout the film, the violin graces different stages of Singapore - both figuratively and literally – as we see a young nation’s landscape evolve from a bustling 1930s to the dark days of the Japanese Occupation, followed by the sweeping political changes that lead to its independence and finally, present day. 從1930年代的新加坡，一場緣分，讓一把小提琴經過了新加坡的溫情、日軍侵略、抗爭、和平與興衰。無意間的傳承，讓琴聲穿越了時間與年代的約束。
The Violin was featured at the Rewind/Remind Film Festival, organised by the Singapore Memory Project as part of the country's 50th year of independence celebrations.
Written by Ervin Han
Director Ervin Han
Country Singapore
Film Channel http://www.theviolin.sg
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