OWL KOPITIAM ROAST & GROUND

TitleOWL KOPITIAM ROAST & GROUND
BrandOWL INTERNATIONAL
Product / ServiceOWL KOPITIAM ROAST & GROUND COFFEE
CategoryB01. Fast Moving Consumer Goods
EntrantROLLA Singapore, SINGAPORE
Idea Creation BLACK ON BLACK CREATIVE Singapore, SINGAPORE
Production ROLLA Singapore, SINGAPORE

Credits

Name Company Position
Jake Nam Rolla Creative Director
Gary Tham Rolla Executive Producer
Sufyan Sam'an Freelance -
Terri Goh Freelance -
Jacen Chan Freelance -
Benny Wong Freelance -
Calvin Shang Freelance -

Brief Explanation

This film honours the humble craft of Straits coffee (kopi) through a simple narrative of a daughter’s respect for her father. Beginning in the 1960s, the film follows a young daughter as she watches her industrious father operate his coffee shop (kopitiam), rising early to serve his customers kopi brewed the standard way of the times – pulled through a flannel sock. Focusing on his unwavering work ethic, the film shows the far-reaching effects a cup of good coffee can have when the father inadvertently falls ill: his regular customers turn away disappointed, while the father turns away from his daughter, ashamed and dispirited. As the daughter grows older, she realises there is more to her father’s rigour – it is parental love that underlies his dedication. Finally, as a young woman, she pays tribute to her father by serving him OWL instant coffee as he relaxes in his kopitiam.

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