Times may change, but the spirit of Singapore never will – that is the message of a new video released by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI).
Titled Onward Singapore, the video is meant to “celebrate the Singapore spirit” as the nation resolves to “rise above the challenges” of the coronavirus pandemic.
The YouTube video, uploaded on 13 June, has been viewed more than 1.1 million times as of 5 July.
The video was filmed on the virtually empty streets of Singapore during the circuit breaker period and features a rendition of Singapore’s National Anthem, Majulah Singapura, by local singer Fathin Amira Zubir.
It also involves large-scale video projections of Singaporeans who have come together and stepped up in the midst of the pandemic, cast against the backdrop of local landmarks such as the National Gallery Singapore and Changi Airport.
The video was commissioned by MCI and filmed by Singaporean director Roslee Yusof of The Prosecution Film Company, in collaboration with creative agency BLKJ.
Among those in the video projections are Ms Christine Chen and her family, the people behind ground-up community initiative Masks Sewn With Love. They made reusable cloth masks for the community.
Also in the video are young hawkers Jason Chua and Zhen Long, who run the Beng Who Cares Foundation, which provided free meals for those unable to afford them during the circuit breaker period.
The video also spotlights members of the Singapore Airlines’ cabin crew who stepped up as care ambassadors to support the care of patients, Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen and women involved in SAF mask-packing operations and national athletes Yip Pin Xiu and Stephanie Chen, who raised funds for The Food Bank Singapore.
Watch the video below.
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Source: The Straits Times, 6 July 2020