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Emerging Voices | Film Talk: Finding Your Voice in Your Film
Duration: 165 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Recommended for: 18 years old and above
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Duration: 165 minutes without intermission
Seating: Free Seating
Recommended for: 18 years old and above
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Friday
16th
Aug 2024
3:00PM (GMT+8)
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About
Farming Aginst The Odds (2023)
This documentary aims to provide an overview of the daily activities of farmers in Cameron Highlands. It will focus on showcasing the challenges they encounter while cultivating vegetables and supplying them to the market. The main subjects of the documentary will be the farmers themselves, who will be interviewed to share their personal experiences and perspectives. Additionally, they will discuss the conflicts and issues they have encountered throughout their careers in agriculture.
- Film Duration: 12 minutes
- Country: Malaysia
- Film Language: Mandarin
- Subtitle Language: English, Mandarin
- Film Director: Hew Ian
The Face (2024)
The Face is a documentary that explores the hardships of being a female boxer in Singapore and a boxer's quest to return to her former glory.
- Film Duration: 13 minutes
- Country: Singapore
- Film Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Film Director: Owen Chen
Rojak (2022)
A subtly experimental short film that peeks into the mind of a 14-year old mixed-raced girl by the name of Rojak as she navigates life through a religiously fueled environment.
- Film Duration: 7 minutes
- Country: Malaysia
- Film Language: English, Malay
- Subtitle Language: English, Malay
- Film Director: Juliana Reza
Film Talk: Finding Your Voice in Your Film
Speaker: Vinay Shukla
Vinay Shukla is a filmmaker, producer, and a leading figure in the Indian documentary landscape. His debut feature in 2016, the non- fiction political thriller, ‘An Insignificant Man’ (co-directed with Khushboo Ranka) was internationally acclaimed, set a new anti- censorship precedent, and went on to become the most theatrically successful documentary film in India. His short film ‘Bureaucracy Sonata’ (2011), won the HBO Best Short Film Award at the South Asian International Film Festival in 2012.
His work has attracted distinguished partnerships with Sundance, DocSociety, NFDC India, Asian Network of Documentaries, IDFA, and IDFA Bertha. His work has been previously celebrated at Warsaw Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, BFI London, Sheffield Doc/Fest, among other leading festivals in the world. Vinay has also produced the globally renowned political strategy board games ‘SHASN’, and its sequel, ‘SHASN: AZADI’.
Vinay’s highly-anticipated second feature film, ‘While We Watched’ - a non-fiction newsroom drama - is premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
The Recipe (2024)
A retired hawker, suffering from stage four cancer, passes on his family roast duck recipe to his first-born grandson.
- Film Duration: 14 minutes
- Country: Singapore
- Film Language: English
- Subtitle Language: English
- Film Director: Jovan Loh
Wan (2023)
A letter from a young man to his grandfather who passed away during his childhood. The story slowly unfolds the moments he had with his late grandfather. Those memories have shaped how he perceives human relationships in the present.
- Film Duration: 9 minutes
- Country: Malaysia
- Film Language: Malay
- Subtitle Language: English
- Film Director: Muhammad Izhan Bin Khidzual Nizar
HARDCORE: Amplifying the Unheard (2023)
“Hardcore: Amplifying the Unheard” is a short documentary that follows Dee – a bakery owner by day, and hardcore band "Spitting Blood" frontman by night. Through candid interviews with Dee and his parents, electrifying band performances, and intimate behind-the-scenes moments, we experience the reality of life in the Malaysian underground music scene. This short documentary exposes the daily hardships and stigma faced by those involved in the scene, aiming to break the “violent” or “delinquent” stereotypes commonly associated with them – revealing the humanity within.
- Film Duration: 7 minutes
- Country: Malaysia
- Film Language: English, Malay
- Subtitle Language: English
- Film Director: Mickhiel Akid Mohd Ramlee
This event is part of FreedomFilmFest 2024, which is organised by Freedom Film Network (Pertubuhan Perfileman Sosial Malaysia), a non-profit society dedicated to the development and promotion of social justice and human rights films.
For more information, head over to our website freedomfilm.my
