Dreaming & Dying

{{Short description|2023 Singaporean film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Dreaming & Dying

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 好久不見

| s = 好久不见

| p = Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn

| j =

| l = "Haven't seen you for a long time"}}

| image = Dreaming & Dying.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Nelson Yeo

| producer = {{ubl|Tan Si En|Sophia Sim}}

| screenplay = Nelson Yeo

| starring = {{ubl|Doreen Toh|Peter Yu|Kelvin Ho}}

| music =

| cinematography = Lincoln Yeo

| editing = Armiliah Aripin

| studio = {{ubl|Momo Film}}

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2023|8|5|Locarno|df=yes}}

| runtime = 77 minutes

| country = {{ubl|Singapore}}

| language = {{ubl|Mandarin|English|Singlish}}

}}

Dreaming & Dying ({{lang-zh|好久不見}}) is a 2023 Singaporean experimental fantasy drama film directed by Nelson Yeo. The debut feature of Yeo, the film revolves around three middle-aged friends who are meeting for the first time in years and things take a turn when something from their past resurfaces.{{cite web |last1=Lui |first1=John |title=Singapore film-maker Nelson Yeo's Dreaming & Dying to debut at Locarno film fest |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singapore-film-maker-nelson-yeo-s-dreaming-dying-to-debut-at-locarno-film-fest |website=The Straits Times |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=en |date=2 August 2023}}

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2023, where it won the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present and Swatch First Feature Award.{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Ruey Yan |title=Singapore film-maker Nelson Yeo's Dreaming & Dying wins 2 awards for first feature films at Locarno Film Festival |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/singapore-film-maker-nelson-yeo-s-dreaming-dying-wins-two-awards-for-first-feature-films-at-locarno-film-festival |website=The Straits Times |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=en |date=13 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Kan |first1=Ethan |title=Nelson Yeo's 'Dreaming & Dying' wins top two prizes at Locarno International Film Festival |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/nelson-yeo-dreaming-dying-wins-golden-leopard-locarno-international-film-festival |website=Tatler Asia |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=en}}

Cast

Production

The English title Dreaming and Dying derives from a Chinese idiom zuì shēng mèng sǐ (醉生梦死), which means leading a befuddled life as if drunk or in a dream.{{cite web |title=DREAMING & DYING |url=https://www.lightsonfilm.com/dreaminganddying.html |website=LIGHTS ON |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=it}}{{cite web |last1=Kotzathanasis |first1=Panos |title=Film Review: Dreaming and Dying (2023) by Nelson Yeo |url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/08/film-review-dreaming-and-dying-2023-by-nelson-yeo/ |website=Asian Movie Pulse |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=7 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Singapore's Nelson Yeo Debuts at Locarno With an Uncanny Love Triangle Inspired by Classic Chinese Cinema |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/nelson-yeo-momo-film-co-1235689002/ |website=Variety |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=7 August 2023}}

The film was entirely shot in Singapore.{{cite web |last1=Merican |first1=Sara |title=Locarno Film Fest: Singaporean Director Nelson Yeo Premieres Debut Film 'Dreaming And Dying' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saramerican/2023/08/10/locarno-film-fest-singaporean-director-nelson-yeo-premieres-debut-film-dreaming-and-dying/?sh=6a370722650c |website=Forbes |access-date=19 August 2023 |language=en}}

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