Gilbert is a multiple award-winning writer/director/trainer residing in Singapore. His writing accolades include the top prize in the Singapore Screenplay Awards and the merit award at the prestigious MDA Scriptwriting Competition.
He also won several awards at the China-Asean Short Video Competition, including the best script award. “Him”, a viral short film about a migrant worker also won at the New York Festivals and was one of the most talked about short films in 2020 in Singapore.
“2359”, which he wrote and directed, was a box office and critical success, earning more than SGD$1.5million in Singapore. The movie has been touted as “creepy and unnerving” (The New Paper) and “one of the scarier local film productions” (F*** magazine). 2359 is sold to Magnolia Pictures, who distributing the movie in the United States.