Trailer Boys (2018) 


by Yusri Sapari (Singapore)


Trailer Boys trails the journey of Irfan, a key member of Abam2 Trailer Singapura, a community of heavy vehicle drivers from Singapore. We see these drivers crisscross the island delivering goods, navigating the tricky challenges of their daily tasks. Spending long hours on the road, often alone in their vehicles, the Abam2 group provides a sense of community and support for these drivers. In an economically-driven and competitive country such as Singapore, the film explores how young truck drivers like Irfan find ways to navigate and live life in ways honorable.



Yusri Shaggy Sapari is a digital video artist from Singapore. He started his journey recording his grandmother and TV shows on his audiocassette tape recorder as a child. Shaggy runs Paradise Pictures and works as a multimedia artist for theatre performances.

Shaggy's documentary "Trailer Boys", about young truck drivers from Singapore, premiered in 2018 as part of Freedom Film Festival in Petaling Jaya. It became part of the Official Selection for Singapore Shorts 2019 and is nomintaed for National Youth Film Awards in 2019. It also went on to win the Audience Choice Award for Viddsee's Juree Awards in 2019. In 2020, Trailer Boys became an Official Selection at the Cambodia International Film Festival.