Gaston Melies And His Wandering Star Company

In 1912-1913, while his brother Georges Melies was still filming imaginary trips in his Parisian studio, Gaston Melies took a ten-month long trip around the world, producing over 60 fiction and non fiction movies. In Singapore, he filmed two fictions, The Poisoned Darts shot in Pasir Ris, and His Chinese Friend, as well as two documentaries, A Chinese Funeral and A Day at Singapore.