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Singapore marked its 61st birthday with two films that present dramatically different stories about the Southeast Asian country. One imagines a national crisis involving zombies, while the other looks toward an extraordinary space milestone.

Two contrasting stories

Bersama Majulah depicts Singapore under siege by zombies. Its premise places the country in a crisis shaped by survival and national danger.

Trace Project takes a more inspirational path. The film follows a young man whose life leads him to become Singapore’s first astronaut on Mars.

Different visions for a national occasion

Presented together for Singapore’s birthday, the films offer contrasting ways to imagine the country’s story. Bersama Majulah turns Singapore into the setting for a threatening and unusual emergency. Trace Project, by contrast, centers on personal growth and an achievement that reaches beyond Earth.

The two productions therefore frame the celebration through separate lenses: one focused on a country under siege, and the other on an individual journey toward a historic destination. Their shared connection is the occasion itself and their focus on Singapore, despite the very different worlds each film presents.

A dual-screen birthday celebration

With these two films, Singapore’s 61st birthday was associated with both a fantastical crisis and an ambitious vision of the future. The source does not provide further details about the films’ release plans, production teams or audience response.