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Singapore Film Database
The Songs We Sang
Directed by
Eva Tang
Year
Runtime
2016
128 minutes
Genre
Music, Historical Documentary
Language
Mandarin
Synopsis
A documentary following the journey of xinyao (literally "songs of Singapore" in Mandarin) since it's birth. There was a time - in the forgotten history of Singapore - where music was a revolution.
Where disenchanted and displaced Chinese youths found their rallying cry through songwriting in the face of changes in language and education policies that forever impacted their lives.
Producer(s)
Eva Tang
Produced by
The Songs We Sang Pte Ltd
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
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Tags
2016, Documentary, History, Music, Xinyao, Songs, Songwriting, Impact
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