Lionel Chok Ko Hon is a Singaporean

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 film-maker and director

Film director

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. His documentary, Geraldine, was premiered at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. His other short films were also screened in New York

New York

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 and Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Since completing the Intensive Directing Workshop at New York University

New York University

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, he has written the telemovie Dirty Laundry (released in 2004 and shot on HD

High-definition video

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 video

Video

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).

Series

• Heritage Series (1988)

- awarded Best Documentary finalist in the New York Festivals

- Best Documentary nominee at the Asian Television Awards

Asian Television Awards

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 1988

Documentaries

• Geraldene (2001)

- Official selection in the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

New York International Independent Film and Video Festival

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2001

Plays

• Nonsensical Idiosyncrasies (2001)
• Nonsensical Idiosyncrasies 2
• Hearing Voices (2002)
• Threesome (2004)
• Adultery (2005)

Short Films

• Writer's Block (2001)
• Life After (2001)
• Time (1999)
• Nana & Damien (2005)
• Crossroad (2006)

Awards

• Best Documentary finalist in the New York Festivals
• Best Documentary nominee at the Asian Television Awards (1988)
• 2007 Digital Film Fiesta Audience Choice Award

External links

• Lionel Chok's website
• www.1magine.com
• Bio at Substation
• LC at Substation
• Adultery
• wirecrossing.org
• Wirecrossing: 24 Hours in Central Singapore
• Swingle
• Nana & Damien
• "Eco 4 the World" - from Internet Movie Database (2006)
• Crossroad - 2007 Digital Film Fiesta Audience Choice Award
• To Speak Movie's website
• sinema.sg
• youth.sg
• www.thaicinema.org
• Urban Nomad Film Fest
• 新竹市文化局影像博物館