Still Standing

When uniform high-rise government housing began sprouting up in newly-independent Singapore, Tan Cheng Siong, a young and idealistic architect aims to bring the community spirit back into the city sky by designing the Pearl Bank Apartments. 50 years later, the residents of the iconic building find themselves working together with the old architect to stop their homes from being demolished for profit-driven purpose. The film intercuts between 1969 when the Pearl Bank Apartment was first conceived and present-day when the high-rise village faces its eventual demise in capitalistic Singapore.Inspired by true events.