The Naked DJ

The Naked DJ (2014)

Chris Ho (X'Ho), a veteran Singaporean DJ known for his acerbic wit and tattoos, travels to China for the first time to reflect on his Chinese roots. In the process, he reflects on his homeland, Singapore.

Date of release
2014-12-04
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Kan Lume

Casting

Interesting facts

The Naked DJ is a 2014 Singaporean documentary film directed by Kan Lume about musician and political activist Chris Ho, also known as X' Ho. Ho travels to China and reflects on Singaporean culture and politics. The film won the NETPAC Award at the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in Indonesia.

Production

Director Kan Lume said the scenes were not orchestrated, but they were planned to some degree. Kan introduced Ho to specific people, though the encounters were not scripted. The crew consisted primarily of Kan and his wife, who edited the film. Kan was influenced by Eric Rohmer's dialogue-heavy style.

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