Dance Like a Snail 2021
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.
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.
An ex-convict of substance abuse tries to win over his 9-year-old son and reintegrate himself into society. His value as a father and a man is challenged as he goes through a particularly trying day.
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.
Shot in the Kuala Lumpur red light district, this documentary revolves around Natasha, a Muslim Mak Nyah (male to female transsexual) who refuses to live life as a man in Malaysia.
Aidilfitri special telefilm, 'Rompak Raya' starring Syafiq Kyle and Amerul Affendi
Excited about the chance to take a trip abroad, a grandmother living in a Bruneian kampong cannot help but tell every neighbour she meets about it, even if it is just to nearby Miri. But she is not the only one in the family with holiday plans.
A father, who is also the discipline master at his son’s school, has to grapple with his own principles when his rebellious son breaks one of the school rules.
A long time ago, young mermaid (or an actress playing the role of a mermaid) ran away from the sea to find out what it was like living among humans. The mermaid grew up experiencing all that she wanted but at the cost of her being tainted by human nature. On her last day of whatever magic she has left would allow her to return to her people, she contemplates on returning to a land of perfection.
By trailing a solitary character who roams the land and communes with the dead, the film serves as an elegy to a richly layered site on the verge of rupture.
A short film about a lonely middle aged landlord who rented a room to a couple. The landlord begins to develop an interest to the tenant's young girlfriend and starts creeping into her life.
Mat Spy is a Malay film published in Malaysia in 1985. Mat Movie Spy published in the form of color film. Spy movie directed by director Mat Sentol.
Requiem depicts now-elderly former communists reclaiming memories of their political participation, war, deportation, exile, and socialist dreams, in the form of song. In their youth, they were guerrilla fighters who took on the British in the jungles of Malaya (present-day Malaysia and Singapore) in the anti-colonial war of 1948-1960. Two versions of this work exist, single and double-channel video installation with sound. The double-channel version was shown as part of solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and New York. The single-channel version was shown at the Venice Biennale 2024 as part of The Disobedience Archive curated by Marco Scotini.
In a mist-shrouded swamp, Raaja, a quiet, introspective boy, captures a red Siamese fighting fish with his friend Gila, a curious chatterbox. What begins as a simple act of fascination turns into a haunting meditation on life and the bonds between living beings. Raaja learns from an old bird keeper, Pak Tok, that every living thing we hold becomes our responsibility, its life, its fate, its death. When Raaja’s care turns to obsession and the fish dies, he confronts the painful truth about love, loss, and letting go. Set against a haunting natural landscape, Sayap is a poetic tale of innocence, mortality, and the delicate balance between human hands and the wild soul of nature.
Shahnon Ahmad's novel Terdedah (1965) has not been reprinted in decades. This rambunctious satire is about a young widow with two lovers. Why hasn't the book been seen for so long? Did it "dedah" (reveal or expose) too much? Amir Muhammad asks seven artists how they would design a cover of Terdedah if it were reprinted today. Through Zoom, they discuss how the novel can be presented visually. In an unfortunate twist, one of the artists disappeared after agreeing. So this artist is replaced by ChatGPT. The six human artists are Anderson Ee, Fahmi Mustaffa, Hannah, Mark Lee See Teck, Syuq Tone and Yante Ismail.
A musical documentary celebrating Malaysian queer resilience through the eyes of 3 drag queens with what they do best - heels, makeup, music, and dance.