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

Team: Team Astrologists
School: Nanyang Junior College

Meet Astro, a cute puppy! Astro and its owner have a great relationship and enjoy living together, until one day, a friend introduces drugs to its owner and Astro’s life gets turned upside down. As time passes and more drugs are consumed, Astro is left a lost puppy, confused and neglected by its owner, whose strange behaviour Astro can no longer recognise. With just a single drug, Astro loses its favourite person in the whole world, with devastating consequences awaiting the both of them.

Team: Codeine Free
School: Nanyang Junior College

The video portrays a student’s struggle with codeine addiction, beginning with overwhelming stress from schoolwork and commitments. To cope, she succumbs to peer pressure from bad friends and starts using codeine cough syrup, initially to feel energized despite her exhaustion. While it helps her stay awake and manage her workload at first, she soon realizes she’s becoming increasingly dependent on the drug. Her addiction spirals out of control, culminating in a painful confrontation with her sister, who discovers her secret and their relationship shatters. Through this emotional journey, the video delivers a crucial message: staying away from drugs is essential to protect yourself and your loved ones from the devastating consequences of addiction.

Team: Delayed cuts

School: Republic Poly

Everyone wishes to have a second chance in life. While it is normal to have regrets about the choices we make and the paths we take, oftentimes do we rarely realise how such actions can affect those close to us. In the short film “Lucy”, we join our character Jamie who struggles with his selfish outlook on life. He tries out a substance named “Lucy” given by his friend, and experiences a high that he just can’t seem to let go off. Having to choose between giving up his newfound addiction and his relationship with his mother, Jamie finds himself in a dilemma. With the help of his future self having gone through the path downwards, he tries to pull himself back on the right path to fix his relationship.

Team: bikini bottom (group 5)

School: ite college central

Its a normal day in school when theres a new girl in class, the popular kids are aiming her to take drugs. It shows how samantha the new kid makes her decisions on what to do. Bobby a nerd tries convincing her on how it is wrong and explains the consequences and his past mistakes and how it affects him. The desicion is on samantha’s hands, what will she do? Watch to find out.