Case Studies that inspired Biome Entertainment
Message from our Founder:
“I founded Biome Entertainment for the advancement of society through storytelling, because I believe that this is my way as a filmmaker to contribute to our community. After being involved in several social capacity building projects and video campaigns for organisations, I realised that there is a need for cinematic and engaging stories that get the good work of organisations out there and connect audiences through high-quality entertainment. It is these people who are the inspiration for Biome Entertainment’s digital content arm and our passionate team.”
- ST Sammel
2021. AWARE, Singapore
Impact area: Organisations with large staff cohort for the prevention of sexual misconduct at the workplace; education and training
Drama: 2x short dramas for training sessions with large scale organisations in the context of respect and consent education and sharing sessions
Vision: The project was explicitly commissioned to convey less strong points of view through cinematic language and create more ambiguity for the perception of the situation, with hints as to the crossing of personal boundaries for one of the characters, so that the videos can be screened in respect and consent training situations during which program participants discuss different elements of the video stories
ST’s involvement: Narrative consultation, screenwriting, directing, editing
2021. Extraordinary People, Singapore
Impact area: Persons with disabilities and bridge-building with the general public; fundraising
Documentary: 1x 10min + 1x 2min documentary as a digital celebration of resilience of the organisation and their diversely abled beneficiaries
Vision: The unique approach here was the conceptualisation of a documentary about the creation of a documentary about the organisation, with a 2-part shoot that revealed interview statements to the beneficiaries to create a dialogue beyond the scope of a regular documentary approach
ST’s involvement: Narrative consultation, directing, writing, co-producing
2021. Ding Yi Music, Singapore
Impact area: Showcase of organisational excellence; bridge-building with general public; raising interest for organisational activities; education; fundraising
Documentary: 8x episode short documentary series to introduce the general public to the instruments and the practice of a Chinese chamber music ensemble and to educate about music history and contemporary culture
Vision: The short documentary series was structured in two parts, with the first 4 episodes exploring the general sections of Chinese ensemble, and the next 4 episodes exploring specific composing approaches for Chinese chamber music for a new generation of composers
ST’s involvement: Narrative consultation, directing, producing, editing