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Adoption: A Cultivate Commune (September) update 

Adoption helps children to find the loving families that they need. At our Commune on 26 September, we heard from social worker Wong Wei Lei from TOUCH Community Services and Jaryl Wee. Their heartfelt perspectives – both professional and personal – moved many of us in the room.

Dear You (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review

Dear You is a love letter to the efforts and complexities around caregiving. Though set in the past, caregiving today still asks of people's efforts and love all the same.

As Caregiving Needs Grow, Our Perspectives Should Grow Too 

Singapore is at a turning point. To sustain our society, we need to go beyond additional resources to a fundamental reframing: caregiving is not just a burden but an act of love.

Toy Story 5 (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review

With the help of colourful toys with strong personalities, Toy Story 5 unpacks views on screentime for children and the impacts on children’s social life.

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Eternity (2025): A Cultivate Culture review

If eternity were shaped by the relationships we build here and now, how might we view marriage, caregiving, and the responsibilities we carry for one another? This film reminds us that love is not only found in grand gestures, but in the daily commitments that shape a life together.

Unexpected Family (2026): A Cultivate Culture Review

This Chinese film (with Jackie Chan!) brings us on a rollercoaster of emotions, as this quirky 'family' learns to love and do life with each other.

Materialists (2025): A Cultivate Culture Review

Are money and looks all there is to romance? The film Materialists invites us to look beyond status and chemistry to character and commitment.

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