Session with Film-Maker Jason Soo
Please choose the pick up in-store option at checkout.
About the Session
Jason Soo will be speaking about his film as well as the book that inspired him, From Beirut to Jerusalem by Dr Ang Swee Chai. This is not a film screening.
In-Store Event
Date: 4 July 2026, Saturday
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Wardah Books, 58 Bussorah Street, Level 2 (Stairs only)
Ticket purchase required. $5 can be used as credit to be used for book purchases only on the day.
Notes on the book credits:
- Valid only on the day of the event
- Can only be used once
- Can be used to purchase any book at Wardah Books
- Not transferable, refundable nor redeemable for cash
About the Film-maker
Jason Soo is an artist-filmmaker and recipient of the Jacques Derrida Exhibition and Prize (1999). His works have explored crucial events in the political and social history of Singapore. His latest film, Al Awda, is inspired by Dr Ang Swee Chai’s book, From Beirut to Jerusalem.
About the Film
In 2018, 22 activists from 15 countries sailed on Al Awda to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver aid to Palestinians. Among them were two Singaporeans: filmmaker Jason Soo and doctor Ang Swee Chai, widow of exiled lawyer Francis Khoo. The film features brief portraits of the group, including an Israeli ex-air force captain, an Algerian journalist, a Swedish singer and a Malaysian academic. As the boat nears their destination, the activists undergo training in nonviolent resistance—tactics to calmly deal with the inevitable forceful arrests by the Israeli military—and discuss strategies of care and solidarity.