“We wanted these stories as real and raw as possible”: Behind the scenes shooting Portraits of the Pandemic
We talk to Vanessa Chua, the director of the seven-episode Portraits of the Pandemic to find out her inspiration behind the series.
Portraits of the Pandemic: Cooped up for months, migrant workers found silver lining from kind Singaporeans
Migrant workers were among the hardest hit by the pandemic, forced to quarantine in dorms for months on end. Yet the experience made them stronger, through kindness of strangers.
Portraits of the Pandemic: Hotel housekeeper says having migrant workers during pandemic was like “having friends in your house”
Housekeeper at Village Hotel Katong finds silver linings in challenges while dealing with pandemic in hospitality industry.
Portraits of the Pandemic: MICU nurse recalls how tough it is to show care for patients while clad head to toe in PPE
“We carry that same fear that anybody has, but this is the role that we chose and we can’t just walk away from that”, explains MICU nurse Mashithah Mansor.”
Portraits of the Pandemic: Private-hire drivers set up FB group to support one other, help needy during pandemic
Meet members of CoNVEy, named after the Toyota car models they drive, who motivate one another and volunteer together to help others.
Portraits of the Pandemic: Mum sets up craft shop Mustard Tree to help special-needs son explore his love for art
A mother’s love for her child knows no bounds. Youth with autism shows passion for art, so his mum started Mustard Tree, a handicraft shop that employs special needs adults.
Portraits of the Pandemic: Student nurse says she fears burnout but is inspired by resilience of HCWs
Studying to be a nurse during Covid is scary but 27-year-old says she has no regrets joining the ranks of healthcare workers during a pandemic.
Portraits of the Pandemic: Artistic director shares how performing arts community kept the show going on
In the first of our series on how people have weathered the impact of Covid-19, we meet TJ Taylor, an arts practitioner who tells us how he managed to keep the show going
