A Short Walk

A story of a father and son set against a poignant and dark moment in Singapore’s history, that reminds us to never take peace for granted, and ensure that the fateful day in 1942 shall never again come to pass.
'A Short Walk', directed by Ervin Han and produced by Robot Playground Media, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Fall of 🇸🇬 during World War II, is one not to be missed. Catch the full version of the animated (silent) #shortfilm now.
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[@shadowtrooper262]

I remember my family members told me stories about how the occupation affected my ancestors.
My great grandfather (P) succumbed from his injuries from a bomb shrapnel on the second day of CNY in 1942,
my great grandmother’s(M) first husband was taken away by the Japanese and was never seen again,
and my late grandfather (M) disliked the Japanese during the occupation but he later gave up his hatred after sometime after the war.
I found it important to know how much my ancestors have struggled during the Japanese occupation and I thought this would be worth sharing.

[@spdfatomicstructure]

Indeed. This has to be distributed around the world as we now know that many have begun to forget, and the loss of these tragic memories is regrettably part of the reason why Brexit has happened

[@godsbelovedchild1810]

Glad that your late grandpa was able to let his hatred go. Indeed, the last thing we all want is a repeat of these unfortunate events

[@moonhawk81]

You always touch the heartstrings, Ervin, but this one is exceptional! And the subdued colors and stark lines (which seem so oddly out of place in your work) really emphasize the bleakness of your tale. But I understand. My father-in-law was a Filipino who joined the US military to fight the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. He was captured and tortured, but survived. And, like other Filipino veterans, he was denied the US citizenship that was promised for his service (the Philippines being a US territory at the time). I really admired him, and miss him.

[@senglinkoh103]

This animation features the sombre mood so well, backed by an apt musical score, which reinforces the significant message it has to tell. A great addition to Singapore's WW2 memorabilia !

[@sebee5084]

Is this like Singapore was defeat by the Japan right

[@generalbutsatisfied0317]

This was when the Japanese defeated the British that was stationed in Singapore, Singapore was a British colony

[@lilnozzmusic]

@@generalbutsatisfied0317 at the time

[@generalbutsatisfied0317]

@@lilnozzmusic yeah

[@senglinkoh103]

Perhaps can consider continuing the narrative after the main character was screened by the Japanese soldiers ?

[@sunmtube]

Good animation work and poignant. The last quote by LKY resounds more now as Singaporeans have failed to defend this and lost; we have allowed other people to come, smack us down and take over economically. We Singaporeans have become 2nd class, extinct like dinosaurs in our own country. Just take a trip on the MRT on Sundays and you'll see what I mean. Livelihoods handed over on a golden platter to "other people". Is this what they sacrificed their lives for? National service failed!

[@zens0630]

what are you implying? what are you saying by we allowed other people to smack us down? by we are ‘extinct like dinosaurs in our own country’? what kind of logic is this?

[@sunmtube]

@@zens0630 if you had read and understood my comment you would know what I am saying. Intelligence is a far too valuable asset ain't it ?For some it comes far too late!😂🤡

[@zens0630]

@@sunmtube I have read your comment and that led me to pose the question to you. A far too common sight of people avoiding the question, answer and try again.

[@sunmtube]

@@zens0630 Obviously you could not pose a question without reading it but clearly you did not understand it. My comment is clear in its detail and self explanatory. It is now more fashionable of people failing to understand what they actually asking. Do you need a special class to understand the context of my comment? I shall take no responsibility for your denseness. 😂🤣

[@zens0630]

@@sunmtube if ur so smart just explain it to me bc you apparently have this high fashion of intelligence we all dont have. So smart aleck, explain it to me

[@gh8066]

the ending text was displayed for far too short for anyone to read and appreciate fully, esp the quote from LKY. do y'all even watch your own videos before uploading?

[@AiryAary]

There's this thing called pausing the video

[@lilnozzmusic]

if you put this at 1.5x speed it feels like your typical cartoon
btw where is his mask at the end?

[@Borgir5035]

Vaccine or something?