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About three busloads of Singaporeans crossed the border to watch the film 'To Singapore,
With Love' which has been banned in the island republic. Singapore's Straits Times reported
that the 70-minute film profiles nine political exiles, most members or supporters of the
Communist Party of Malaya, who fled Singapore and now live in Britain and Thailand. It also
said the majority in the queue were students, but a few working adults took the day off
to catch the documentary being screened at the 11@Century hotel in Johor Bahru, one of
four cities where an annual Freedom Film Festival is being held. Film-maker Tan Pin Pin, when
asked, said she had yet to decide on if she would lodge an appeal to Singapore authorities
who banned the film. Tan was overwhelmed with the response to her film and admitted that
the ban could have sparked more interest. "When I completed the film, I was optimistic
it would be screened but was saddened when I received news of the ban. "This however
will not affect my future plans and projects," she said adding that she would continue following
her instincts when it comes to film-making.