C8 life happenings | THE STRAITS TIMES | FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 |

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UNTEACHABLE (PG) PHOTOS: 77 minutes/Available to rent MEDIA FOR via The Projector SOCIAL CHANGE, TVPicks The Singaporean documentary, about a teacher, Meixi (centre), and her Normal Technical students, premiered to a sold-out audience at

Film& the 30th Singapore International Film Festival last year and won the Audience Choice Award. Independent movie theatre The Projector has launched the documentary exclusively on its video-on-demand platform and it is available to rent for a 24-hour viewing period for US$9.99 (S$14.20). The documentary is available to rent until Sunday. The Projector will also host a special Facebook Live question-and- answer session with director Yong Shu Ling and Damian Ng (far right), one of the students featured in the documentary, at 3pm tomorrow. Rent the documentary at vimeo.com/ondemand/ unteachableprojectorsg

BECOMING (PG) She is seen speaking to various 89 minutes/Netflix communities while on tour and addressing her frustrations A SECRET LOVE (R21) they were close friends before they Follow the former first lady of the with the 2016 election that put 82 minutes/Netflix finally married in 2015 on Donahue’s United States, Mrs Michelle Obama Mr Donald Trump in the White birthday. (above), on the American book tour House. Terry Donahue (above, right), a The documentary was written and of her best-selling memoir The documentary is produced Canadian women’s baseball player, directed by Chris Bolan, Donahue’s Becoming (2018). by Higher Ground Productions, held a secret close to her heart for great-nephew, and produced by The documentary of the same a production company Mrs Obama most of her life. Donahue, who died well-known American showrunner name, directed by Nadia Hallgren, formed with her husband, former last year aged 93, was a lesbian. (Glee, 2009 to 2015). gets up close and personal with US president Barack Obama. For more than six decades, Henschel, 91, is living in the Mrs Obama, providing intimate They have signed a multi-year she kept her relationship with Pat apartment the couple shared at access to her life, spliced with deal with Netflix to produce content Henschel (left) a secret, pretending a Canadian assisted-living facility. footage of her as First Lady. for the streaming giant.

FILMS Playtime! Sing Along Playtime! Sing Along is an online In Fabric (2019, R21) karaoke experience targeted at kids aged two to six. The series of videos ORGANISED BY THE STRAITS TIMES Set in a Thames Valley town, the features songs from stories and British horror flick depicts a red dress productions such as Fatimah And Her and the malevolent consequences it Magic Socks, Bunny Finds The Right brings to its owner as it passes from Stuff and The Bird Who Was Afraid Of person to person. A lonely woman, Heights. recently separated from her husband, WHERE: Watch it at bit.ly/3cwPQRF visits a London department store in search of a dress for a date and is The Magic Paintbrush fitted with the cursed dress. Winner of Gateway Theatre’s Gateway Kids Club you ask, we answer, come listen Best Film and Best Director at 2018’s Storytelling features the tale of a boy Austin Fantastic Fest. from a poor village who loves drawing WHERE: www.anticipatepictures. pictures in the sand. An old man gives com/in-fabric PRICE: US$6.99 him a magic paintbrush that brings to (S$9.90) for rental (48-hour life everything the boy paints. streaming window) or US$13.99 The video will be available on for purchase its YouTube channel, GatewayEntSg. WHERE: facebook.com/ Oh Lucy! (2017, M18) GatewayTheatreSG Setsuko Kawashima, a Japanese WHEN: Tomorrow, 11am office lady who feels she is past her ADMISSION: Free prime, discovers herself in her English class, taking on an American OTHERS alter ego, Lucy. She falls in love with her instructor John and, when Popsical Live: Karaoke he later disappears, she sets out to On Zoom find him, leading her to the outskirts Home-grown tech start-up Popsical of Southern California. Winner of is offering free access to its library of the NHK Award at 2016’s Sundance more than 200,000 licensed karaoke Film Festival. videos, which span several popular WHERE: www.anticipatepictures. genres and languages. Users can belt com/oh-lucy PRICE: US$6.99 (S$9.90) out rock ballads, Mandopop hits and for rental (48-hour streaming Bollywood tunes in their homes. To window) or US$13.99 for purchase join the live karaoke sessions, access the Zoom Channel at Safari (2016, PG13) zoom.us/j/97363533298. The documentary, directed by WHEN: Every Tue, Thu & Sat Austrian film-maker Ulrich Seidl, ADMISSION: Free Wuhan after Covid-19 lockdown explores hunting by tourists in Africa INFO: www.facebook.com/ as they go about their holiday. It PopsicalKaraoke ST’s China Correspondent Elizabeth Law revisited Wuhan after the former premiered at 2016’s Venice International Film Festival. coronavirus epicentre emerged from a 76-day lockdown. The outbreak WHERE: www.anticipatepictures. claimed over 3,000 lives and infected tens of thousands more. com/safari PRICE: US$6.99 (S$9.90) HOW TO GET YOUR for rental (48-hour streaming EVENT LISTED Along with accounts of unimaginable grief, there were also stories of window) or US$13.99 for purchase hope and resilience, of a people determined to get back on their feet. The listings on these KIDS Happenings pages are free.

Story Craft With Nek Selampit Go to str.sg/happen at least In this interactive storytelling of the two weeks ahead. Required Tune in to Elizabeth’s podcast fable Pak Belang And His Reflection, information includes the name of from May 22 when you search participants can join in the chants the event, organiser, venue, date and refrains and be guided by Nek and time, ticket prices and The Straits Times on Spotify, Selampit to create their own popsicle nearest MRT station, as well as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts tiger puppet. The workshop will be your name, address and held via video-conference platform contact number. and Google Home/Mini smart Zoom, facilitated by published author speakers. Jumaini Ariff, who heads We reserve the right to edit or Storyscribblers, which provides reject items. Go to literary workshops for students and www.straitstimes.com pre-school educators. Suitable for (click on Lifestyle) for more Do you have questions for Elizabeth? children aged four to eight. listings. Send them or your comments to str.sg/JMj2 ADMISSION: $10 INFO: bit.ly/2T47HYq by Sunday, May 17, 6pm.