BLACK SUN (2026)

Director Nelson Yeo

Genre Dystopian horror

Location Singapore

Language English, Mandarin

Running time 90 minutes

Stage of production in development

Country of production Singapore, France, Taiwan, Indonesia

Year 2026

AWARDS

Q Cinema Peoject Market - Co Production Award, Kongchak Award

BIFAN NAFF Project Market

LOGLINE

In the time of an uninhabitable drought, Kai struggles with his retracting genital and his wife, Ling demeans him with this impotency. Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.

Director — Nelson Yeo

Nelson YEO is a Singaporean filmmaker. His first feature film, Dreaming & Dying (2023), made an impactful debut at the Locarno International Film Festival, where it not only premiered but also earned the prestigious Pardo d’Oro in the section Cinesti del Presente and the Swatch First Feature Award. The success of his first feature extended beyond Locarno, captivating audiences at various international film festivals and clinching numerous additional awards. Nelson also participated in respected film labs such as Berlinale Talents Tokyo in 2014, BiFan Fantastic Film School in 2015 and Locarno Filmmakers Academy in 2018. In addition to his feature film success, Nelson’s short films have been selected at international film festivals such as Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Cairo International Film Festival.