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Following the popular reception to ”Getaway”, Foo made his directorial debut with the gay short film titled ”Home Par”. The gay short film premiered on YouTube on 15 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.proudout.com/home-par-by-dear-straight-people//|title= HOME PAR by Dear Straight People|last= |first= |date= 16 Dec 2022|website= [[ProudOut]]|publisher= |access-date= 16 Dec 2022|quote=}}</ref> |
Following the popular reception to ”Getaway”, Foo made his directorial debut with the gay short film titled ”Home Par”. The gay short film premiered on YouTube on 15 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.proudout.com/home-par-by-dear-straight-people//|title= HOME PAR by Dear Straight People|last= |first= |date= 16 Dec 2022|website= [[ProudOut]]|publisher= |access-date= 16 Dec 2022|quote=}}</ref> |
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In 2024, Foo expanded into podcast production with the launch of ”The Unfiltered Gay Podcast”, created under the Dear Straight People brand. The talk show, which premiered on 17 April 2024, explores LGBTQ+ issues, relationships, sexual health and queer life in Singapore. Hosted by Foo alongside Isaac Tng, Kieran Cheang and Aiman Haikal, the podcast quickly gained traction for its candid conversations and unfiltered discussion style. |
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Across its first three seasons, the podcast featured notable guests including television host [[Allan Wu]] and former professional footballer [[Thomas Beattie (footballer)]]. In 2025, ”The Unfiltered Gay Podcast” won Most Social Good Video at Mediacorp’s content creator awards, The Pinwheels, for the episode “The Raw Truth About Bareback Sex.” Produced in collaboration with Gayhealth.sg and Action for AIDS (AFA), the episode sought to present safe-sex education in a format that was both accessible and entertainment-driven. |
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== Awards and nominations == |
== Awards and nominations == |
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Singaporean entrepreneur and filmmaker
Sean Foo (born 24 April 1991) is a Singaporean entrepreneur, filmmaker and advocate known for his contributions to the LGBT community through his work with Dear Straight People.
He is also recognized as the creator of Singapore’s first gay boys’ love web drama series, Getaway.
Early life and education
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An alumnus of Catholic Junior College, Foo graduated from Monash University in Melbourne, where he earned a double degree in Arts and Accounting.[1]
Foo realised he was gay during his teenage years. However, societal prejudice against homosexuality compelled him to remain in the closet throughout his adolescence and early adulthood.[2]
During his final year of university, Foo founded LGBT media platform Dear Straight People, which first made a name for itself through its coming out stories.[3]
Following his graduation, Foo began his career as an auditor, working in one of the Big Four accounting firms.[1] He later transitioned to the media industry when he joined The Smart Local, a media company in Singapore.[1]
After running Dear Straight People anonymously for a period of two years, Foo publicly revealed himself as the founder of the platform in 2017 in a self-penned letter.[4] His coming out story received significant attention, where it was covered in media publications such as Metrosource.[5]
Following his public coming out, Foo emerged as a prominent figure in the LGBTQ+ community, actively participating in various forms of media engagement and advocacy. [6][7]
In 2023, Foo was featured in the documentary Regardless Of Sexuality by Channel News Asia.[8] Hosted by Janil Puthucheary, Regardless Of Sexuality was Singapore’s first LGBT documentary to air on national television in almost 20 years.[9]
Venture into film-making
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Despite lacking prior experience in film-making, Foo set out to create Singapore’s first gay boy’s love web series.[10]
In 2022, Foo wrote, produced and starred in Getaway, which premiered on YouTube on 23 May 2022.[11] Comprising five episodes, Getaway featured an openly queer cast from Singapore and Thailand.[12]
Following the popular reception to Getaway, Foo made his directorial debut with the gay short film titled Home Par. The gay short film premiered on YouTube on 15 December 2022.[13]
Awards and nominations
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| Organisation | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| The Pinwheels | 2023 | Content of the Year | Getaway | Nominated | [14] |
| The Pinwheels | 2025 | Most Social Good Video | “The Raw Truth About Bareback Sex” (The Unfiltered Gay Podcast) | Won | [15] |
