Quek is not just a writer; he is a hyper-curator. In 2023, he launched a podcast that deconstructs forgotten Singaporean films from the 1970s and 80s. Each episode is two hours long. There are no ads. There are no celebrity guests. There is only Quek’s baritone voice dissecting the lighting in a 1976 Geylang gangster film.
The plot follows an archivist named Sadiq who discovers that a series of seemingly unrelated suicides in Singapore skyscrapers are actually attempts to create a "human algorithm" to predict economic collapse. It is dense, uncomfortable, and breathtakingly beautiful. zachariah quek
, where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with Distinction before achieving his Master of Architecture in 2020. Shaping the Industry Quek is not just a writer; he is a hyper-curator
Despite his indie ethos, Quek has navigated the commercial world successfully. He has directed commercials for and Singapore Airlines , but with a twist. His Uniqlo spot, "Life in Wear" , featured no models smiling at the camera. Instead, it showed real people—a fisherman, a student, a grandmother—in their real environments, shot with natural light. The ad went viral not because of high production value, but because of its raw humanity. There are no ads
If you enjoyed this profile, consider exploring the works of other Southeast Asian visual artists like Tan Pin Pin (Singapore) or Ismail Basbeth (Indonesia) for a deeper dive into regional cinematography.