Month: October 2025

Team: RRVS Motion Filmworks
School: Republic Polytechnic

Zac’s home and peer environment normalize drug use as stress relief, echoing cultural attitudes that suppress vulnerability. Pressured to succeed academically, he internalizes struggles instead of seeking proper support. His story challenges us to question cultural norms, societal pressures, and environmental influences when navigating choices around drugs and well-being.

Team: Chiichiikawakawa
School: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

An anxious teenage violinist who is recovering from drug abuse recalls the time when she struggled with performance anxiety, resulting in her turning to drugs as a form of escape and thinking that it will enhance her abilities.

Team: RP To Win Team
School: Republic Polytechnic

An aspiring athlete falls to the temptation of drugs in pursuit of greater strength only to end up suffering from the effects of the drug. Only after his close brush with death and the realization that he is becoming a threat to the ones he loves does he decide to turn his life around.

Team: EJC team #3
School: Eunoia Junior College

17-year-old student Janelle has a really strict mother, causing her to be isolated from her peers. To fit in, Janelle sneaks out at night to attend a party, taking ecstasy (MDMA) when offered. She starts sneaking out more, doing drugs more often, until she gets a seizure, and her mother learns that she has been doing drugs. After that, Janelle was brought to rehabilitation. With a stronger support system, she was able to recover from the withdrawal and reliance on ecstasy, and started afresh in a new school year.

Team: Treadline Studios
School: Republic Polytechnic

Amid constant family arguments, a boy seeks escape and accepts drugs from a friend. Invisible strings bind him, turning him into a puppet of addiction. His parents realize their role, seek counselling, and heal together. Slowly, the strings break—showing that true recovery comes from love and support, not drugs

Team: Frame by Frame
School: Republic polytechnic

Sef spirals into relapse, haunted by memories and silence. But when her younger sister breaks through, Sef realizes her pain affects her more than just herself. Seen through the sister’s eyes, this story captures the quiet fight for recovery and how even a small gesture can spark hope.

Team: Team 4
School: Republic Polytechnic

In this society where drugs are normalized, our protagonist succumbs to this ritual; a never-ending cycle of bad habits, and spiraling deeper into addiction. Furthermore, his crisis forces him to question societal pressures and whether short-term acceptance can remain as a substitute for long-term fulfillment. More importantly, he poses the most crucial question: Is this the path he truly wanted in life?

Team: Kaya Toast
School: Republic Polytechnic

Are the Singapore drug laws strict or not. To decide that, we decided to interview some students ranging from those who have never seen drugs at all to an ex Drug abuser. We ask them what they knowledge do they have about Singapore Drug laws aswell as their personal perspective on whether the rules are strict enough or if they feel that there is a need for further restriction or redcution.

Team: Teh C Peng Productions
School: Republic Polytechnic

‘Through Her Eyes’ is about the journey to recovery of a drug addict, Shaun, through the perspective of his younger sister, Shayna. The film features how his drug use did not only affect Shaun himself, but even his loved ones around him.

When Shaun finally decides to make the step to recovery, the effects are definitely felt by his loved ones, especially his sister, showing that every little effort matters.

Team: Besties5eva
School: Republic Polytechnic

“The Bystander” is a narrative short exploring peer pressure, silence, and influence. It follows a teen who witnesses his friends experimenting with substances, and does nothing. But staying silent comes with consequences. Jesse, a heroin user, had convinced his two friends, Jay and Dani, to try heroin. Sam who was reluctant at first, ended up giving in to Jesse’s pressure. As Jesse was pressuring Sam, Alex watched on the sidelines and did nothing to stop Jesse. As a result of his inaction, Sam ends up having a medical emergency after being injected with heroin.