Singapore’s landscape of homegrown cinema seemingly falls into two camps: mainstream and indie. So it made sense for me to delve into the psyche of someone who lies very much on the fringes of both—Singaporean independent underground filmmaker Chew Tze Chuan. I sat down with him to reflect on having his film denied public release, art born from repression, and what he has to say about the past, present, and future of Singapore Cinema.