The Bygone Age Of Letter Writing In Old Singapore | A Frame In Time 2 | Full Episode

In Ong Kim Seng’s painting of the 'Night Calligrapher’, we see a man seated and at work in a long alleyway. A lone female customer waits patiently by his side. Letter writers played the important role of helping Singapore’s migrant forefathers write letters to their loved ones in their city of birth. They also doubled as calligraphers for Chinese New Year couplets and ancestral altars.

From this artwork, the story launches into the trade of letter writing. It brings us back to a time when the simple act of communicating to friends and family back in their home countries was no easy task. The narrative spurs an exploration into the past world of letters and airmails. What have we traded contemplative old-fashioned letter-writing for? Progress, convenience, or instant gratification?

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About the show: Helmed by Singaporean filmmaker Kelvin Tong, the second season of A Frame In Time paints an intimate portrait of days gone by in Singapore focusing on post-independence events.
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