Delegate: Saleem Hadi
Affiliation: S.I.T.F.E. Ltd
Short Bio: ABOUT SITFE LTD
SINGAPORE INDIAN THEATRE AND FILM EXPLORERS also known as SITFE, is a non-profit organization that educates and empowers individuals with knowledge and essential tools to produce, act in or direct films and theatre productions, simultaneously creating awareness on social issues and challenges. The organisation serves as a support system and provides platforms to showcase an individual’s creative potential and hidden talents, paving
opportunities for employment, lifelong learning and skills development.
ABOUT SALEEM HADI
Saleem Hadi is an award-winning hybrid visual-storyteller who uses theatre and film to shed light on national narratives and social issues. He is also a bilingual (Tamil & English) writer who writes scripts (tv/theatre/films), poems and short stories. Saleem Hadi is the first Singaporean to have won the REEL IDEA STUDIO’s CANNES 2008 DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY DOCUMENTARY AWARD for his documentary. Saleem Hadi runs BLACSPICE MEDIA, his own company that produces media productions and conducts enrichment programmes locally and abroad. Saleem had been contributing heavily to Singapore’s arts and media industry since 1999. Saleem had written, directed and produced more than 25 plays (both in English and Tamil) and 28 short films, some of which had won and were featured in international festivals. Saleem won the 1st Prize for his English short story in NAC’s prestigious 2017 Golden Point Award Literary Competition. Saleem Hadi is currently championing a nation-wide Indian short film archival project, THEINDBOX.SG, under his non-profit organization, Singapore Indian Theatre & Film Explorers (SITFE) Ltd (www.sitfe.sg).
Activity: In conjunction with World Sleep Day 2025, SINGAPORE INDIAN THEATRE & FILM EXPLORERS (SITFE), a non-profit arts organisation in Singapore, in partnership with DELPHIC SINGAPORE (POWERED BY WORD FORWARD) bring you this insightful event. Join us as we discover more about sleep from subject experts and artists from Singapore, India & UAE for Z MONSTER, a new hybrid production by SITFE (www.sitfe.sg) based on sleep.
Date : 15th March (Sat)
Time : 2pm – 4pm (Singapore Timing)
11.30am – 1.30pm (India Timing)
10am – 12pm (UAE Timing)
Platfom : Online (ZOOM) – FREE
Panelists:
Dr. Chris Mooney – Singh (Writer & Educator) [ Moderator ]
Dr. Kaustubh Das (Yoga Researcher & Teacher)
Dr. Bhagti (Neuropsychologist & Hypnotherapist)
Saleem Hadi (Writer & Director of Z Monster – Founder & Director of SITFE)
To register for the event, please visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMKPNMzcrbCDLeaB1JUyg97T__Z70Lr9PUBcUQysZRJ6AHWw/viewform
NOTE:
a) Only participants registering through this form will be given access to the ZOOM session. The ZOOM link with the password will be sent to the registered participant's email address 3 days before the event date.
b) This session is being carried out to to raise awareness on sleep and also gather information from the attendees whose information might/might not be used in the creation of a new work, Z MONSTER by SITFE.
c) For research and archival purposes, the entire session on ZOOM will be recorded by SITFE.
d) Should anyone be behaving disrespectfully during the session, the event organising team will remove the participant from the session.
Location: Singapore
Date of Activity: 15th March 2025
Submitted by: Saleem Hadi
