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Turang: November 4, 2026
To Singapore, With Love: December 2, 2026Reserve tickets separately for either screening through Eventbrite.
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts presents two screenings as part of its 2026 Banned Film Series, bringing together films that engage with political history, decolonization, exile, and national identity.
Each screening will be followed by an in-person discussion with invited filmmakers, artists, and scholars.
Turang
Wednesday, November 4 | 7:00 PM
Bachtiar Siagian’s Turang (1958, 87 min) is a post-independence Indonesian film depicting the struggle against Dutch colonial rule.
Set in an Indigenous Karo community, the film focuses on the role of ordinary people in the liberation struggle. After freedom fighter Rusli is seriously injured while resisting Dutch forces, Tipi and her father, the chief of a Dutch-occupied village, become responsible for his safety and recovery.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Bunga Siagian, artist, film curator, and daughter of director Bachtiar Siagian, and John Roosa (UBC). Simon Fraser University
To Singapore, With Love
Wednesday, December 2 | 7:00 PM
Tan Pin Pin’s To Singapore, With Love (2013, 70 min) follows Singaporean political exiles living around the world, some of whom have been unable to return home for decades.
The documentary explores memory, political exile, history, and competing ideas of Singapore through conversations with people who left the country during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
The film was banned from public screening in Singapore in 2014. The screening at SFU will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Tan Pin Pin and Joanne Leow (SFU). Simon Fraser University
The 2026 Banned Film Series is organized by Darren Byler, Chris Chong Chan Fui, and Joanne Leow
