Food Food Short Films

A working man struggles with spice levels in a ramen shop

Meet the fearless duo of Mahmud's Tandoor! Young, passionate, and unafraid of failure, their different cultural backgrounds influenced their menu and pushed their boundaries. They're reshaping local fast food with innovation, thriving from a home-based business to a little store in a community.

Food brings people together, and as a private chef in Singapore, it's not just about the flavours, but the connections that are made. Bonding over the delicious food and hosting different guests within the same space gives a totally different experience and journey even for herself!

Experience the undiscovered in this intimate documentary that reflects on the joy, the challenges and the unique culture in Cambodia through the eyes of five young foreigners and locals.

A business competition between two meatball traders Nur and Wati that has been going on for a long time. One day a misunderstanding occurred to make their cold war heated up. Both insisted on accusing each other that someone was using pesugihan. Not far from their place, there was a new trader who took advantage of that moment to sell new meatballs.

Lily, a Perankam chef shares with us her ups and downs during covid, in the business of home cooking.

Musicians/restauranteurs Jack and Rai are in discussion about doing something special for the year 2021. Toying with several ideas, they decide that whatever they do, it must be uniquely Singaporean and represent the Singaporean spirit. Eavesdropping into their conversation, The Flying Squirrel regular Kohji-san plants the idea of a ramen dish in their heads. Agreeing with his suggestion, they run through aspects that define the Singaporean identity. Meanwhile, the crashing of pots and pans is heard from the kitchen. It dawns upon the Duo that they do not know the first thing about cooking, with their only salvation being The Flying Squirrel Head Chef, Juliette, who is not too pleased with their plans.A Viddsee Original ProductionThis series was made for StoriesTogether, an initiative that aims to bring hope through films during challenging times and beyond.As part of this initiative, we’re driving donations to Community Chest, which supports more than 80 social service agencies that work towards empowering the lives of the disadvantaged. Support here.Director Statement: Ramen is more than a story about the ever-popular noodle originating from Japan. It is a story about the Singapore people, a celebration of Singaporean culture, heritage and the many individuals who embody the Singaporean spirit through their willingness to adapt and develop a uniquely Singaporean creation. Whether it is food or life, the protagonists and like many other Singaporeans alike, find a way.

Rai presents his research to Jack on various local broths they could sample for their ramen dish. The Duo then set out on a food journey around Singapore, speaking to different local eateries and hawkers to uncover special aspects to the broth, with hilarious results. A tummy full later, Rai is clueless as to how they would narrow down their ‘rojak’ of ideas into one cohesive dish. Jack, obsessed with the idea of an ultimate Singapore secret ingredient, thinks he has found the answer. Then comes their next challenge. Broth aside, what about the ramen noodles itself? A Viddsee Original ProductionThis series was made for StoriesTogether, an initiative that aims to bring hope through films during challenging times and beyond.As part of this initiative, we’re driving donations to Community Chest, which supports more than 80 social service agencies that work towards empowering the lives of the disadvantaged. Support here.Director Statement: Ramen is more than a story about the ever-popular noodle originating from Japan. It is a story about the Singapore people, a celebration of Singaporean culture, heritage and the many individuals who embody the Singaporean spirit through their willingness to adapt and develop a uniquely Singaporean creation. Whether it is food or life, the protagonists and like many other Singaporeans alike, find a way.

Jack and Rai learn from The Flying Squirrel regular Kohji-san that there are all kinds of ramen noodle textures to take into account. Much to Head Chef Juliette’s dismay, the Duo decide to give noodle-making a go, causing havoc in her kitchen. When that fails, Jack decides to pirate the techniques of a local La Mien hawker, but still, their efforts end up in failure. Jack decides it is time to convince Juliette to help them. As he will soon discover, it takes more than just a “please and thank you” to get her to jump on the bandwagon. A Viddsee Original ProductionThis series was made for StoriesTogether, an initiative that aims to bring hope through films during challenging times and beyond.As part of this initiative, we’re driving donations to Community Chest, which supports more than 80 social service agencies that work towards empowering the lives of the disadvantaged. Support here.Director Statement: Ramen is more than a story about the ever-popular noodle originating from Japan. It is a story about the Singapore people, a celebration of Singaporean culture, heritage and the many individuals who embody the Singaporean spirit through their willingness to adapt and develop a uniquely Singaporean creation. Whether it is food or life, the protagonists and like many other Singaporeans alike, find a way.

After successfully enlisting the help of Head Chef Juliette, Jack and Rai feel that they have the ultimate Singapore Ramen. After presenting the dish to The Flying Squirrel regular Kohji-san, a taste test confirms that they have a great tasting bowl of ramen. The Duo are convinced that they have it! That is until Kohji-san reveals that he knows nothing about Singapore flavours. Juliette suggests the Duo consult a more discerning food critic – the harshest critic of all – the Singapore public. Do they nail it in the end?A Viddsee Original ProductionThis series was made for StoriesTogether, an initiative that aims to bring hope through films during challenging times and beyond.As part of this initiative, we’re driving donations to Community Chest, which supports more than 80 social service agencies that work towards empowering the lives of the disadvantaged. Support here.Director Statement: Ramen is more than a story about the ever-popular noodle originating from Japan. It is a story about the Singapore people, a celebration of Singaporean culture, heritage and the many individuals who embody the Singaporean spirit through their willingness to adapt and develop a uniquely Singaporean creation. Whether it is food or life, the protagonists and like many other Singaporeans alike, find a way.

The Ati are a Negrito ethnic group in the Visayas in the central portion of the Philippine. one of the staple food they have is a root crop called "Baliakag" let us follow them in this time of the pandemic

The students walked into Sheung Shui Wai and Yin Kong Tsuen, Hong Kong, searching for what the old walled village life was like, documenting that human touch by their videos. This short film is about how returning emigrants Mr. Hau Kun-sun and local resident Mr. Liu Chiu-wa worked towards conserving the walled village culture as well as overall conservation work. Also introducing an old-day snack Fried Rice Cake to the audience, takes a walk down memory lane.