A long chat with film director Cheng Chai Hong about the closure of The Projector, the loss of third spaces in Singapore, the homogenisation of experiences, cultural maturity, government intervention and support for the arts, and much more.More about his feature-length movie debut: https://www.instagram.com/wecansavetheworld.movie/Chai Hong's IG: https://www.instagram.com/chchchchaihong/0:00 Trailer6:28 The Projector's closed!14:30 Is the public to blame?19:15 Film makers' need to attract audiences too37:23 What if I just want to be an artist?42:10 Are landlords being too greedy?50:37 Should the government do more?1:03:16 Storytelling as a national resource1:16:25 Big players and the homogenisation of stories1:21:56 Chai Hong's upcoming local feature film