Category: Category II (Young Adults – aged 17 to 25)

Team: Moth Studios
School: Nanyang Polytechnic

A recovering drug addict struggles to reconnect with her friend while battling her withdrawal symptoms. While she hangs out with her friend, she desperately tries to hold onto her sanity and hide her struggles, but the pain and cravings overwhelm her. This strains their relationship and friendship, making a rift of misunderstanding.

Team: Goofy Goofers
School: Nanyang Polytechnic

The main character is a hardworking student, his friends then asked him for help for their assignments. After studying together for awhile, one of them decided to take out a substance to revitalize their energy. Met with curiosity, he then question what that substance was. As they pulled it out to show him, he then grew suspicions.

Team: PHILEGEND Productions
School: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education, and Nanyang Polytechnic.

“Your Heaven can be someone else’s Hell.” A father is on a desperate quest to find his son, Paul, who has been missing for days. Previously, Paul’s father was disheartened by Paul’s poor exam results. Paul proceeds to seek help from Viknesh, the top student in class. However, Viknesh harbors a dangerous secret to his success. What begins as fun and games, soon descends into a dark spiral that neither of them can escape.

Team: YAJJ
School: Ngee Ann Polytechnic

In a world of vivid lights, a young man succumbs to drugs, triggeringa whirlwind of identities within his mind. As he loses himself in this chaotic dream, the line between reality and illusion blurs. Waking up, he realizes the fleeting euphoria was just a dangerous dream, a warning against drug use.

Team: Team Freaky
School: Nanyang Polytechnic

Marnie, a young girl struggling with an anxiety disorder, starts to abuse her prescription drugs to cope with her symptoms. Her friend, Lily, grows increasingly worried for her, but she simply brushed it off. One day, Lily went to check in on Marnie at her house, only to hear Marnie collapse in her room from the intense overdose.

Team: Blur Sotong Productions
School: ITE College Central

Sarah, an 18-year-old battling inner turmoil, finds herself on the verge of succumbing to drug use. Isolated in her room, she hesitates but ultimately gives in, only to be interrupted by her concerned friend, Ryan. His compassionate intervention and a series of joyful outings with friends gradually pull Sarah away from her destructive path. As she faces her family’s chaos, she is tempted to relapse but is reminded of the happiness and support her friends bring. In a moment of clarity, Sarah chooses to discard the drugs, embracing a renewed sense of hope and belonging, ultimately finding joy in a life free from substance abuse.

Team: tripointfive
School: Nanyang Polytechnic

When a troubled teenager runs out of money to buy “candy”, he struggles against his addiction and steals money from his sibling in order to buy more “candy” before he has to face the realities of his life. This reality is that his addiction does not only affect him, but his loved ones too.

Team: Potatoe
School: Nanyang Polytechnic

The main character (MC) is working multiple jobs to cover mounting hospital bills for a parent. His friend notices his stress and asks about his situation. After hearing about the financial strain, the friend suggests that the MC become a drug dealer. Initially, the MC is scared and reluctant, but the potential earnings convince him to give it a try. As he continues dealing drugs, he starts to notice the deteriorating condition of his customers with each transaction. He realizes that his actions are causing them harm, but despite his growing guilt, he continues dealing and then he will flashback to the point with his friends and then he will reject them.

Team: TAMAETHURSDAY
School: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC

An isolated boy has started taking drugs and is eager to try more, but his only friend’s overdose forces him to reconsider. He struggles to overcome his loss. However, he is later validated, as he manages to stand up to a person offering him more. The person, in turn, is slightly moved by his act.

Team: T2kws Studios
School: Ngee Ann Polytechnic

“Against The Current” is a poignant 3-minute short film about Yun Xi, born from Lee Yao’s teenage pregnancy and subsequent drug addiction. Raised in an environment tainted by substance abuse, Yun Xi endures her mother’s neglect and her grandmother Cui Xiang’s addiction. After Lee Yao is hospitalized from mixing drugs with alcohol, Yun Xi struggles to escape the cycle. The film concludes with Lee Yao entering rehabilitation through the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), offering a glimmer of hope amidst the darkness.