What Has To Be
Adapted from S. Rajaratnam's short story of the same name, What Has to Be explores the dysfunctional relationship between two grieving parents as they confront the inevitable truth of their unborn child.
Short Film
Utter 2017: Singlit Unearthed
Singapore Film Commission
2017
Festivals & Awards
National Youth Film Awards – Best Animation, Winner
16th Asiana International Short Film Festival
16th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
Cartoons Underground Film Festival – Best Director
Singapore Writer’s Festival
Credits
Director: Jerrold Chong
Assistant Director: Jia Lee
Screenplay by: Jerrold Chong, Jia Lee
Animation: Jerrold Chong, Andre Quek, Mark Wee, Li Yihua
Editors: Jerrold Chong, Jia Lee
Sound Design: Lim Ting Li
Voice Acting: Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Rebekah Sangeetha Dorai
Producers: David Lee, Eternality Tan, Jerrold Chong, Jia Lee