Local film #LookAtMe barred from screening in Singapore over potential to cause social division

Singapore has disallowed the screening of local film #LookAtMe because it denigrates a religious community, authorities said on Monday .

The film’s protagonist is offended by a pastor’s stance on homosexuality, on behalf of his gay brother, and uploads an"incendiary" social media post about the pastor, played by Adrian Pang."Various descriptions of the pastor are suggestive of a real pastor in Singapore. Persons in Singapore may draw that connection. The context may be seen to be suggesting or encouraging violence against the pastor," said the statement.

The reference to"true events" implies that religious leaders in Singapore have engaged in such behaviour, they added. IMDA had sought the views of its advisory committees and was guided by the Film Classification guidelines, the statement added. An anthology of short films directed by Kwek, Sex.Violence.FamilyValues, also ran into trouble with the authorities 10 years ago. It was pulled from release for dialogue that was seen to be racist, then edited and reclassified, before being re-released months later.

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