A 61-second hand-drawn animation specially commissioned for the opening ceremony of the 8th ASEAN Para Games, which was held in Singapore, December 2015. The Games, which was the ‘Paralympics for South East Asia’, welcomed 3000 athletes and officials from 10 nations.

Commissioned by Sport Singapore and directed by the award-winning Creative Director Philip Tan of Philbeat, the Ceremonies
were a grand extravaganza attended by Heads of States, broadcasted to 600 million in the region and live-streamed to many more. Entitled Celebrate the Extraordinary, the Ceremonies was a celebration of the physical and mental strength of people
of all abilities.

Stretching the Boundaries introduced the fifteen sports played at the Games, and worked its magic as a powerful backdrop to a dance featuring a 15-year old girl with autism and dance students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. It was also edited as standalone shorts that were broadcasted ‘live’ on national television. Frames of the video are also featured in the official programme booklets.

Credits
Direction/Animation: Kleopatra Korai
Producer: Philip Tan, Philbeat (www.philbeat.com)
Music: Sport Singapore