Movie Details
Original Language:English
Belong on the Web:Official Website
Cast & Crew
R
Richard Streitmatter-Tran
as Lead / Narrator
D
David A. Molina
Music
B
Basil Tan
Assistant Camera
Belong (2019)
Audience Score
StarringRichard Streitmatter-Tran
DirectorDillon M. Banda
Plot
Richard StreitmatterTran was orphaned as an infant during the Vietnam war and adopted by a white American family from Massachusetts where he was subsequently raised After an eventful formative period which saw him join the US military serve in desert storm and then attend art school on the GI bill Richard returned to Vietnam to teach art at university before leaving his job a few years ago to pursue a full time career as an artist Belong follows Richard as he reflects on his life his work and his legacy with his thoughts and memories framed by lyrics from the 5 songs that have been most significant to his journey so far Belong was filmed across Singapore during Richards residency at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art and is the second in the How We Live Now series of short films exploring the importance of music in peoples lives
