Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Singapore Submits 'Stranger Eyes' for Oscar Consideration
Singapore has chosen 'Stranger Eyes,' directed by Yeo Siew Hua, to compete at the Oscars.
The film, produced with companies from Singapore, Taiwan, France, and the U.S., is about a couple dealing with the mysterious disappearance of their baby daughter and being watched secretly.
It shows how a family's secrets can be revealed when someone is watching them closely.
The director had to wait for funding before he could create this movie.
It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and now has a chance to win an Oscar.
Singapore submitted 'Stranger Eyes' for the Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.
The film is directed by Yeo Siew Hua and produced by Fran Borgia.
'Stranger Eyes' debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
The film features a Taiwanese ensemble cast and explores themes of surveillance and family secrets.
Yeo Siew Hua previously developed a successful film, 'A Land Imagined', before obtaining funding for this movie.
- Who
- Yeo Siew Hua, Fran Borgia, and cast including Lee Kang-Sheng and Xenia Tan.
- What
- Singapore submitted 'Stranger Eyes' for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
- When
- Submission for the 98th Academy Awards.
- Where
- The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
- Why
- To be considered for the Best International Feature Film award.
- Film Title
- Stranger Eyes
- Director
- Yeo Siew Hua
- Category
- Best International Feature Film
- Country
- Singapore
- Themes
- Surveillance, Family secrets
- Cast
- Lee Kang-Sheng, Wu Chien-Ho, Annica Panna, Vera Chen, Pete Teo, Xenia Tan
- Producer
- Fran Borgia
