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Director Anthony Chen suggested Annette Lee make a film, so she did
The Straits Times
|October 10, 2025
It was a random conversation at a work event in 2022 with homegrown filmmaker Anthony Chen that planted the seed for local content creator Annette Lee's next big career leap.
Annette Lee (centre) with her Dream Stall actors (from far left) Xixi Lim, Xander Pang, Ya Hui and Jaspers Lai.
(PHOTOS: LIANHE ZAOBAO)
The Cannes-winning writer-director of Ilo Ilo (2013) fame suggested she consider a comedy.
"When Anthony asks you to think about making a movie, you should do it," Lee tells The Straits Times at the Singapore Oceanarium on Oct 8.
The 33-year-old social media personality was announcing the start of production of her debut feature film Dream Stall, alongside cast members Ya Hui, Xixi Lim, Jaspers Lai and Xander Pang. Lee serves as director, scriptwriter and lead actress.
Dream Stall is an English-Mandarin comedy about Enya (Lee), a university graduate who takes over her family's bak kut teh stall that is managed by her father (Mark Lee).
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