Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo

Cultural Medallion recipient and award winning film maker Eric Khoo who helms Zhao Wei Films/ Gorylah Pictures has been credited for reviving the Singapore film industry and for putting Singapore onto the International film map in 1995. He was the first Singaporean to have his films invited to major film festivals such as Berlin, Venice and Cannes. Khoo was awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters, from the French Cultural Minister and his feature, My Magic was nominated for the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2008. Khoo was profiled in Phaidon Books, Take 100 the future of Film - 100 New directors. The Pompidou Centre in Paris held an Eric Khoo film retrospective and he served as President of the Jury at The Locarno international film Festival in 2010. In 2011, he released his first animated feature, Tatsumi, which was invited to the 64th Cannes Film Festival and made it's North American premiere at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Zhao Wei Films represents filmakers Boo Junfeng, Anthony Chen, and Brian Gothong Tan.

  • Title: Eric Khoo
  • Popularity: 2.053
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1965-03-27
  • Place of Birth: Singapore
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  • Also Known As: 邱金海, Khoo Kim Hai
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Eric Khoo Movies

  • 2007
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    F.

    F.

    9 2007 HD

    A profile of Toh Hai Leong, the director of the Singaporean mockumentary Zombie Dogs, and his battle with Type 2 diabetes.

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  • 2018
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    Singapore Cinema: Between Takes

    Singapore Cinema: Between Takes

    1 2018 HD

    From Crazy Rich Asians (2018) to 12 Storeys (1997) to Sumpah Pontianak (The Curse of Pontianak) (1957), Singapore’s film industry is a diverse...

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  • 2014
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    Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows

    Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows

    5 2014 HD

    Southeast Asia Cinema - When the rooster crows is a voice of diversity reaching for change. Brillante Mendoza, Eric Khoo, Garin Nugroho, Pen Ek...

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  • 2024
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    Singapore Films: To The World & Back

    Singapore Films: To The World & Back

    1 2024 HD

    Uncovers the remarkable story of how this small nation has made an indelible mark on Asian cinema in the past five years. Through exclusive...

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  • 2011
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    Tatsumi

    Tatsumi

    6.4 2011 HD

    Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The...

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  • 2008
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    My Magic

    My Magic

    5 2008 HD

    A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.

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  • 2003
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    15: The Movie

    15: The Movie

    4.7 2003 HD

    Fast, frenetic, and furious best describe the story of five teenage boys all but abandoned by the system, estranged from any parents, and discarded...

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  • 2005
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    Be with Me

    Be with Me

    6.3 2005 HD

    Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 1994
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    Pain

    Pain

    6.2 1994 HD

    The film deals with a young man, following his “endeavors” in the city he lives in, which mostly comprise of him roaming the streets...

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  • 2010
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    Sandcastle

    Sandcastle

    5 2010 HD

    En is an 18-year-old who has lost his father to cancer. As his family is drawn together in a sudden tragedy, he has to decide what he believes in....

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  • 2011
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    Tatsumi

    Tatsumi

    6.4 2011 HD

    Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The...

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  • 1997
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    12 Storeys

    12 Storeys

    5.4 1997 HD

    The film depicts 24 hours in a HDB block of residential flats in Singapore. There are three main storylines. San San, fat, silent, and alone, hears...

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  • 1997
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    12 Storeys

    12 Storeys

    5.4 1997 HD

    The film depicts 24 hours in a HDB block of residential flats in Singapore. There are three main storylines. San San, fat, silent, and alone, hears...

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  • 1996
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    Mee Pok Man

    Mee Pok Man

    5.3 1996 HD

    A painfully shy noodle-shop owner and a prostitute have a chance encounter when destiny arrives in the form of a car accident.

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  • 2013
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    Ghost Child

    Ghost Child

    4.8 2013 HD

    Struggling to come to terms with the death of her mother, Kim suddenly has to deal with a new mother in her life. Choon, Kim's father, brings home a...

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  • 2006
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    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    6.5 2006 HD

    This program features three digital short films by Asian filmmakers. Singapore veteran filmmaker Eric Khoo's NO DAY OFF (39 min) records the life of...

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  • 2006
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    No Day Off

    No Day Off

    1 2006 HD

    In conjunction with the 2nd anniversary of the Day Offcampaign, UNIFEM Film Series is proud to present No Day Off (2006) by Eric Khoo, a 45-minute...

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  • 2013
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    Recipe

    Recipe

    1 2013 HD

    Eric Khoo's tv-movie about the relationship between a young girl and her mother with dementia.

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  • 2004
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    Zombie Dog

    Zombie Dog

    1 2004 HD

    A strange film that comprises as much fiction as documentary and actually transcends the genre of the mockumentary, the fake documentary. Its maker...

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  • 1999
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    Liang Po Po: The Movie

    Liang Po Po: The Movie

    8.25 1999 HD

    Liang Po Po: The Movie is a Singaporean film directed by Jack Neo in 1999. It stars the comedian director Jack Neo himself, who cross-dresses as the...

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  • 2007
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    F.

    F.

    9 2007 HD

    A profile of Toh Hai Leong, the director of the Singaporean mockumentary Zombie Dogs, and his battle with Type 2 diabetes.

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  • 2015
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    In the Room

    In the Room

    4.6 2015 HD

    This sensitive and sensual film draws together several narratives spanning several decades, all of them transpiring in the same room of the same...

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  • 2025
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    Spirit World

    Spirit World

    1 2025 HD

    Legendary singer Claire Emery (Deneuve) flies to Japan for a final sold-out concert. But when the show ends, so does Claire’s life on earth....

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  • 2021
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    The Daughter

    The Daughter

    1 2021 HD

    This short was filmed entirely on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.

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  • 2023
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    In My Mother's Skin

    In My Mother's Skin

    5.9 2023 HD

    Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust...

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  • 2016
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    Apprentice

    Apprentice

    7.1 2016 HD

    When ambitious young correctional officer Aiman is transferred to the country's highest-security prison, he catches the attention of the seasoned...

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  • 2006
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    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her

    6.5 2006 HD

    This program features three digital short films by Asian filmmakers. Singapore veteran filmmaker Eric Khoo's NO DAY OFF (39 min) records the life of...

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  • 2016
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    Art Through Our Eyes

    Art Through Our Eyes

    1 2016 HD

    As an omnibus of short films, Art Through Our Eyes is inspired by the art collection found at the National Gallery Singapore. Each of the five...

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  • 2015
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    7 Letters

    7 Letters

    7.3 2015 HD

    An emotive anthology by seven of Singapore's most illustrious filmmakers, celebrating SG50 through the lives and stories of Singaporeans. Directed by...

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  • 2024
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    Orang Ikan

    Orang Ikan

    1 2024 HD

    In the Pacific, 1942, a Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal...

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  • 2018
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    Ramen Shop

    Ramen Shop

    6.9 2018 HD

    Masato is a young ramen chef in Japan. When he finds his late mother's journal after the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he takes it...

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  • 2018
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    Folklore: Nobody

    Folklore: Nobody

    1 2018 HD

    A Pontianak, the vengeful spirit of a woman who died during childbirth, is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body...

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  • 2018
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    Folklore: Nobody

    Folklore: Nobody

    1 2018 HD

    A Pontianak, the vengeful spirit of a woman who died during childbirth, is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body...

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  • 2018
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    Folklore: Pob

    Folklore: Pob

    7.5 2018 HD

    A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened...

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  • 2019
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    Folklore: A Mother's Love

    Folklore: A Mother's Love

    8.5 2019 HD

    A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to...

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  • 2018
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    Folklore: Mongdal

    Folklore: Mongdal

    8 2018 HD

    A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply...

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  • 2019
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    Piece of Meat

    Piece of Meat

    1 2019 HD

    Enslaved in a surreal world of living objects, a lamb cutlet does whatever it takes to make ends meet.

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  • 2008
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    Invisible Children

    Invisible Children

    1 2008 HD

    A brash, irreverent and poetically playful collage of stories about people in Singapore who run away and disappear forever. Two children run away...

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  • 2018
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    Buffalo Boys

    Buffalo Boys

    6.7 2018 HD

    Betrayed by the Dutch colonial forces, Arana manages to escape along with his nephews Jamar and Suwo, the newborn sons of Hamza, one of the last...

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  • 2011
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    23:59

    23:59

    4.8 2011 HD

    An army recruit was found dead during a 24km road march. After the death of the recruit, strange things started to happen, haunting all the soldiers...

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  • 2001
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    One Leg Kicking

    One Leg Kicking

    1 2001 HD

    A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The...

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  • 2011
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    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

    3.8 2011 HD

    An anthology of one-minute films created by 60 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was...

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  • 2009
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    Macabre

    Macabre

    6.1 2009 HD

    Six friends are captured and tortured by a murderous family after giving a ride home to a desperate stranger.

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  • 2008
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    My Magic

    My Magic

    5 2008 HD

    A single dad looks to give up drinking and his bartender job in order to impress his son and find work as a magician.

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  • 2016
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    Wanton Mee

    Wanton Mee

    1 2016 HD

    Chun Feng Koh, a middle-aged food critic whose career is starting to wear him out, decides to explore his life and the development of Singapore...

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  • 2005
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    Be with Me

    Be with Me

    6.3 2005 HD

    Three tales of love wrap around the true story of a blind and deaf woman named Theresa Chan. In the first an elderly shopkeeper is devoted to his...

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  • 2001
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    One Leg Kicking

    One Leg Kicking

    1 2001 HD

    A group of underdogs form an amateur football team to play in a local league. The prize for the winners: a trip to the 2002 World Cup Finals. The...

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  • 1970
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    3 1970 HD

    Explore human emotions with narratives inspired by Asian cuisines. Shot from the perspective of eight different storytellers, each episode takes an...

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  • 1970
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    6.5 1970 HD

    Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Bao, a young chef with the ability to see ghosts, keeps a low profile to avoid wandering souls, a challenging task during the Hungry Ghost Festival....

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E7

    6.5 1970 HD

    Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E8

    3 1970 HD

    Explore human emotions with narratives inspired by Asian cuisines. Shot from the perspective of eight different storytellers, each episode takes an...

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