Yeo Siew Hua wants you to see through ‘Stranger Eyes’

Yeo Siew Hua joins us to discuss 'Stranger Eyes,' the thriller that made history as the first Singaporean film ever to compete for the Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival. A year after this landmark achievement, he reflects on creating a deeply culturally rooted story that resonates internationally, exploring how surveillance paranoia transcends geographical boundaries while remaining authentically Singaporean.

Our conversation delves into Siew Hua's distinctive approach to day and night cinematography, revealing how different shooting conditions shaped the film's psychological tension. From his previous Golden Leopard win at Locarno for 'A Land Imagined' to this Venice milestone, Yeo discusses the evolving landscape of Southeast Asian cinema and how local stories can achieve global recognition without compromising their cultural specificity.