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Busan Market Pitches 'Talk to Me When You Are Dead'

Singapore filmmaker Alvin Lee's debut feature, produced by Anthony Chen and Gina Tan, seeks co-producers and financiers at the Busan Asian Project Market.

Singapore filmmaker Alvin Lee's debut feature, 'Talk to Me When You Are Dead', is being presented at the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Project Market, according to Variety. The project is seeking co-producers and financiers at the industry event.

The film is produced by Anthony Chen and Gina Tan. It is pitched as a black dramedy about a widowed programmer who builds grief-bots.

The script is currently in its third draft.

Lee began the film while grieving his best friend, who died four years ago. The project has been in development for several years, and Chen has tracked Lee's short films since Lee was in film school. Tan met Lee five years ago on joining one of his shorts.

Quick answers

What is 'Talk to Me When You Are Dead' about?

It is pitched as a black dramedy about a widowed programmer who builds grief-bots.

Who is producing 'Talk to Me When You Are Dead'?

Anthony Chen and Gina Tan are producing the film.

Where is 'Talk to Me When You Are Dead' being presented?

It is being presented at the Busan International Film Festival's Asian Project Market.

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