Back inside, Boo is all seriousness again for the interview with Options, choosing his words carefully. His voice is gently modulated and he sits slightly slouched, with his hands kept beneath the table. For a film-maker who has been making waves locally and internationally since he released his debut film, Sandcastle, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s International Critics’ Week in 2010, he is unassuming and earnest about his chosen craft.
Award-winning film-maker Boo Jun Feng is no stranger to tackling taboo issues. From a movie about the death penalty to one about AIDS and HIV, he wants to spur conversation, showcase the human experience and challenge long-held beliefs.
SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Film-maker Boo Junfeng, 35, is full of surprises. Slender, dressed in black with a boyish but serious face, he is soft-spoken yet intense. Our photographer managed to coax a smile out of him for the photoshoot and it lit up his face. He appears more at ease behind the camera than in front of it, although he gamely poses for pictures in the sweltering heat.
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