Children's Day is a 2025 Singaporean coming-of-age, short film co-written and directed by Giselle Lin.
She befriends Maggie, a privileged but kind girl, and eagerly plans to wear matching outfits for Children’s Day.
Lacking support at home, she struggles to find a suitable top, leading to conflict with her sisters and punishment from their strict father.
In the words of the director Giselle Lin: The story of the film is inspired by one Children’s Day from when I was eight years old.
[3]Children's Day will have its World premiere on 15 February 2025, as part of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, in the Berlinale Shorts 2 programme.