 The film is the first feature film collaboration between Singapore  and new York filmmakers. There was a previous feature shot in  Singapore in 1979, consisting of a mostly American crew, using  Singaporean extras. That film was Saint Jack which was banned for  many years in Singapore. The connection between Saint Jack and  Singapore Dreaming is that Martina Radwan (qv) started out  assisting Robby Müller (qv), the cinematographer of Saint Jack.  Martina Radwan (qv) was thrilled to discover she was retreading  the path of one of her mentors.