Short Films - Honour Singapore

Through the Honour Film Initiative, we seek to honour the Invisible People of Singapore – hidden, unsung heroes who create a better life and a better world for others.

We seek to honour them as individuals deserving of dignity and respect.
These are their stories, told by filmmakers with a heart.

WATCH THE HONOUR FILMS

Browse all our films below, or click on the desired category to view relevant films.

A Better Life

When was the last time you truly stopped to listen to a migrant worker's story?

Ah Leong’s Story

How does one end up in a life for crime and drugs for 20 years?

Ah Leong’s Confession

An ex-gangster chief confesses his greatest regret

Ah Leong’s Surprise

A prank pays off

Ah Ma Flippa Ball

Meet Singapore's first grandma-only water polo team

Away From Home

From the frontlines of a pandemic

Away From Home, Still

Circuit breaker may be over for you, but not for him

Away From Home on Mother’s Day

Who worries most when you are away from home?

Ayah

When duty calls and threatens to mar a special occasion

Balik Kampung

At 93, he is one of Singapore's oldest living Olympians

Before It Began

This is what it's like to be alone, together.

Behind the Counter

A tribute to canteen vendors, told through the personal story of the filmmaker's mother.

Beyond Borders

What a cleaner may not tell you... because you didn't think to ask.

Builders

An Indian migrant worker finds a wallet on the ground, and finds himself in a conflict

Connected

At 91, a pioneer telecoms engineer revisits the historic satellite earth station he helped estabilsh

Crossed Over #1

A mother's pain.

Crossed Over #2

He saw something in him no one else did.

Defying Gravity

A father and daughter make up for lost time.

Entangled

Facing challenging times, neighbours in Tanglin Halt offer their support

Firefighter

A firefighter is overwhelmed by the warmth of family when he least expects it.

Growing Pains

A young woman's journey into adulthood is shaped by the guidance of her mentors.

Intertwined

They don’t even call her ‘Mum’...

Just Like Dad

She follows in his footsteps.

Katherine's Melody

Katherine’s Melody

She was a nurse during the fateful Hotel New World collapse. But now...

Lullaby

Sometimes the ones closest to us are the most invisible.

The Making of a Champion

From rotten apple to SEA Games gold medallist

The Man Who Saved LKY

If not for him, the history of Singapore would have turned out quite different.

My Father, the Karang Guni

“If you don’t study hard, you’ll end up a _________ _______”

Nurses

Nurses called into a complaint meeting get a huge shock

Olympian’s reaction video

She couldn't believe that 2 million people loved her. It was epic

On Being A Mother

On Being a Mother

A mother's struggle with a special needs child – and with cancer

Pencil

Pencil

A friendship between two best friends is put to the test

Plesent

An innocent young girl mispronounces a word in class and is teased for it.

Rescued

At 4, she was rescued at sea. This is what she did at 40

Sacrifice

A domestic worker empowers her family and community back home

Sarah means Princess

Sarah means Princess

When 'special needs' really means 'special gift'

She Risks To Save

A firefighter sacrifices precious time with her family in order to save lives.

The Silent Keeper

7 surgeries and counting...

Sohel’s Story

When money tests the integrity of a friendship

Trapped Memories

A Pioneer Olympian reflects on achievements, love, failure and regrets.

Two-Sided Leaf

More than anything, he hated his father.

Unbankable

Unbankable

How does an unbankable ex-offender get the capital to fulfil his dreams?

Unseen

Unseen and unheard, yet unrelenting.

Until The End

He taught him a lesson he would never forget. Even till the end.

Vijay

He leaves his family behind to chase opportunity — not for himself, but for those he loves.

Waiting For The End

What do we do –– other than waiting for this to end?

When the Stars Align

When the Stars Align #1

Meet Singapore's first female Olympian

Mary Klass

When the Stars Align #2

Why train for the Olympics when you could be home doing housework?

When the Stars Align #3

When the Stars Align #3

She just couldn't believe what we wanted to do

Where a Dream Begins

Where a Dream Begins

This is where Olympic dreams begin

Where’s Mummy?

Since the coronavirus outbreak started, Caitlin has been asking this question every day.

World Toilet Day

It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it

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