Fruit (Buah)

Singapore202515 minMalay

In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.

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In a time and place where abortion is illegal, a pregnant woman’s repeated attempts to end her pregnancy fail until she crosses paths with a strange bus driver.

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Credits

Director(s)
Jen Nee Lim
Screenwriter
Jen Nee Lim
Producer
Ke Ning Lee
Line Producer
Yve Vonn Lee
Director of Photography
Rachel Liew
Art Director
Min Mohamed
Gaffer
Kwang Sin Chang
Sound Recordist
Vivieen Yeo
Editor
Armiliah Aripin
Music Composer
Wey Yinn Teo
Supervising Sound Editor
Wong Hui Grace
Colorist
Eugene Seah
Principal Cast
Tysha Khan
Hana Nadira
Wan Ahmad

Company
Buah Films
Contact
Ke Ning Lee
buahshortfilm@gmail.com

Meet the Artist

Jen Nee Lim

Jen Nee Lim spent 15 years producing, writing, and working across acquisition, marketing, and distribution before pivoting to directing with the documentary short Elsa (2019) and the narrative short The Note (2021). She now makes films that push boundaries quietly but deliberately, shaping stories on her own terms.

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