To Singapore, With Love

Usually interview style documentaries don’t catch my interest very often however, the way that the film was formatted was the perfect way to get the message out while keeping the interest of the viewer. The casual tone that was set throughout the film helped the viewer really understand what’s going on by keeping a calm steady pace. Not hearing the question but just the answers made it seem like a personal conversation from the thoughts and memories of the refugees. The handheld shots and the really personal conversations bring out the psychological play on the viewer and to put emphasis of the matter at hand. This film really made me change my view point on interview style documentaries, especially the part where the refugees had to turn to technology in order to meet with their family members just because of their political beliefs also is very relevant in the United States. By the angle of the shots when interviewing them and the lack of music really helps the feel the impact that the family exiled went through. The fact that they love Singapore so much yet they can’t return back home really exposed to me the impact of the situation. “To Singapore, With Love” really changed my perspective on documentaries due to its unique and impactful style since most interviews on documentaries seem like a conversation between the interviewer and the other person however, I really felt like I was in the discussion and experiencing the issue in the forefront . I’m glad I chose to watch this film as it had given me more ideas on how to do the interview project.