Koh noted that women filmmakers tend to be held to different standards when tackling such subjects. “People will always be more critical of women if they talk about sex, especially if they do it in a really laidback manner, ” she said, incorporating that her artwork is also sometimes confusing – she was once propositioned with a random guy in order to film a nude video of him for his personal collection, which the lady declined.
“At the beginning, (such judgement) has been hard for me. Yet I’ve gotten used to it, ” mentioned the young filmmaker, who is currently focusing on a new project Hot Buns under the mentorship of Oscar-nominated animation director, Siqi Track.
Creation is expected to cover sometime in September. While Koh can be yet unable to expose much about her upcoming film, she stressed that it will continue to push boundaries.
“I think it is a bit more difficult for Singaporean filmmakers to go global because the market doesn’t have as much interest in Singaporean content in comparison with Japanese or Korean, for example , because of the cultural waves.
“But the Singapore indie team is slowly growing and people are starting to take discover of Singapore. I want to continue creating fascinating films in the hope that there will be more diverse content in Singapore and that I can make films that will proceed global, ” the lady said.