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Hans Issac’s “Cuci”
The directorial debut by leading actor Hans Isaac is more impressive than I had anticipated.…
KSFM’s “Malaysian Shorts”
Monday evening’s screening of recent Malaysian short films largely confirmed the talent and richness to…
Tembak: Mark Tan’s “Jarum Halus”
For a debut feature film, Mark Tan’s “Jarum Halus” proves to be both bold and…
Success At First Bloom
It takes great skill to make a film about the emotional and material deprivation of…
The Dreaming
As part of the year-long My.Oz festivities (that celebrate 50 years of friendship between Malaysia…
Strange Bedfellows
Two very varied feature films opened recently, the first two parts of a planned trilogy…
Polymathic Spree
A celebrated photographer, filmmaker, writer, and actor (for stage and screen), multi-talented Bernice Chauly is…
Telltale Lovebites
It has been an important year for independent Malaysian cinema. Triumph on the international festival…
Bootlegging
It would take a very hard-hearted person to not admire the gumption of Khairil M…
Crossing the River
An emerging visual artist whose work has been exhibited both in Malaysia and abroad, Yap…
Shining Through The Rain
Some filmmakers use film as a tool to tell narratives and build worlds. Other filmmakers,…
Race and Place
One should applaud the release of another Malaysian independent feature on local screens – on…
Hiking Out of Ipoh
Coming of age stories, especially those that take us on a physical journey, can be…
Questioning Mark
In an attempt to uncover the mysteries of creative practice in Malaysia, and discern what…
The Freedom to Remember
In remembering the late Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin, former chairman of Petronas and well…
Talk Is Action
There will be some among you who believe that talking about problems, about crises and…
Talk Is Action
There will be some among you who believe that talking about problems, about crises and…
Janganlah Stress, It’s Only Cameronian
These awards have in the past received criticism from some bitter and twisted quarters –…
Silencing the Lambs
The media here of late have been reporting and commenting upon a number of issues…
Imaginary Homeland
“Sometimes I wonder if you guys realise how hard it is for the rest of…
The Mild Mild West
In a lovely article for the British press, Annie Proulx, the author of the short…
Too Many Apples, Not Enough Oranges
The head of jury for the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival, Datuk Johan Jaaffar of…
Whose Film Is It Anyway?
The Fifth Asian Film Symposium and Inaugural Forum on Asian Cinema took place at Singapore’s…
Mat Salleh and the Temple of Brown
Getting Lost You may recall that two weeks ago I had the pleasure of reviewing…