Populær Fra Malaysia

Be Happy in Singapore

Budi Mulia / Noble Character / M. Wijaya (Hsu Chiao Meng) / Nusantara

Lupa Daratan / Delirious / L. Krishnan/ Malay Film Productions

1952 / Yatim Piatu / Orphan / B. S. Rajhans / Malay Film Productions

Set in 1999, a Chinese village in southern part of Malaysia known as the mythical Elephant Village is visited by a group of Malay villagers. A freshly-in-love teenage Chinese boy and a teenage Malay girl find themselves entangled in intricate racial conflicts from the previous generations as the myth of this village unveils itself.

In a dark room illuminated by flashes from the screen, we hear a son pleading for his mother to return home. An experimental-style video touching on families separated by working conditions, Daddy was screened at The Substation’s First Take 2010 and competed at the Very Short International Film Festival.

After cutting himself accidentally during one of his live-streaming sessions, Farid, a boy from a rural area of Malaysia, is offered money by one of his followers to do it again.

The story revolves the life of Kumang at the age of 18yr. Kumang is a native village girl, naive, playful, naughty, self- centred, determine and compassionate. She is born out of wedlock, grows up and lives with her single mother in her village. Upon completion of SPM, Kumang is at a crossroads, at a point when a choice must be made; at a point of change. She needs to figure out which direction her life should take. Kumang has to choose between education, love and dream.

When Azhar mysteriously emerges in a foreign land, he is captured by the natives and imprisoned for being considered a bringer of calamity to them. One night, he is set free by a native girl. Confused and exhausted, he runs until he passes out. A mute native youth saves him and he integrates into the tribe. But he must find his way back to his reality and his time.

On 17 & 18 June 2022 U.K’s held a ‘comeback’ concert, Konsert U.K's Reunion 25 Tahun at Istana Budaya. It was to celebrate U.K’s involvement, and their rise and fall in the music industry for the last 25 years. 25 hits songs composed by the famous composer, Saari Amri who was also responsible for their fame, were performed by U.K’s as an appreciation. The concert was also to express the band's gratitude to their hard fans in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapura and Brunei for their support.

Buah Dahsyat (Fantastic Fruits) is a short film capturing the veiled and coded lives of residents in Boon Lay, Singapore through enigmatic fruits acting as multifarious symbols for intersecting themes including everyday rituals, desire, social mobility and labour. Anchored by the voice of drag queen Luna Thicc, the fruits’ behaviour and habits become enmeshed with found footage, smartphone videos and kitsch popular culture imagery.

Ignored in school and at home, Hannah (13), turns to social media for attention. Along the way she meets Eve, an android who shows her the importance of human connection.

The 18-minute short film revolves around Toteng - an 11 year old stateless child who - after working with his mother at a garbage disposal center in Sabah - gains new love for knowledge after finding an old book.

Faking the death of their autistic daughter, Noor’s husband finally assumes the position of an imam. Noor now navigates through their rural life while concealing another truth from her husband.

A Covid-19 omnibus film by students of Multimedia University (Malaysia).

The pantun is about a game I (we) used to play pretending to be the characters in invented fairy tales. This time it was a snail. The images of multiplied me are out of time with each other, I give up and try dancing.

Based on the folklore of Sape’, this film follows a woman’s journey into the realm of the supernatural and to be awakened to accept her husband’s deteriorating condition.

Inspired by Dora Jalius, a girl from Simohong showed Sabah Pongo Society (PONGO) the incredible impact of kindness on humanity. She was diagnosed with brain cancer and never forget her family. The love from her family became the foundation of PONGO's Development Programme in Simohong.

Colonialism and modernity, tropics and the arts. In 1955, Ho Kok Hoe, then president of the Singapore Art Society made a months-long journey to the UK, Europe and the US. An artist and architect of local repute, curatorial legend has it that he embarked on the journey with over 200 pieces of artworks by him and 6 other Singaporean artists. His search for an exhibition venue began only upon his arrival in London, which by some minor miracle culminated in the first exhibition of Singaporean art in Europe.