“Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance,” said best-selling author, TED Talk speaker and academic Brene Brown.
In Episode 05, SPEQ:TRUM host Jamie Nonis interviews filmmaker Charmaine Wong, whose documentary “Pink IC” was screened at the inaugural Short Circuit, Singapore’s first LGBTQ+ film festival, in 2006, which Jamie was also featured in.
Charmaine has been in media production for the past 15 years, working on video projects and campaigns for clients largely in the government and education sectors in Singapore.
In this interview, she shares how she started realising she was lesbian in pre-school, the “sapphic” vibes attending an all-girls convent school, and her fears around coming out to her conservative Chinese parents.
Now 39, Charmaine also discusses the notion of acceptance and belonging vis-à-vis the Singaporean identity, and her hopes for a more inclusive Singapore.
Host: Jamie Nonis
Audio Editor: Natasha Pestana
