Short+Sweet Malaysia 2021: Film

Like before, SHORT+SWEET Film will premiere online exclusively via CloudTheatre while the other segments - Stand-Up Comedy & Song, Musical, Dance and Theatre - will take place at klpac.

SHORT+SWEET Film 2021 season will feature 11 exciting short films by 11 different groups - Across Borders (Teh Ais Ikat Tepi), COMFORT NOW (the comfort now artists), DIAM (Kualitea Productions), HIDUP (FAM Entertainment), Hitched (Sidhart Joe Dev), I Crossdress (Lejit Stories), Is Everything OK There? (Zero-Budget Productions), Malam Bulan Dipagar Dosa (GR Production), Menung (Gagak Terkurung), Received? Bye. (Alwin and Ken) and SYAM (OhSnapTV).

Audiences can join in the fun by voting for their favourite films and help them win the Audience Choice Award.

Join us to celebrate the perseverance of our arts makers and creative talents who can’t wait to get back into it post MCO3.0. 

SHORT+SWEET Film thanks Passion Pictures for their continued support of SHORT+SWEET Film as well as fellow Malaysian filmmakers.

Presented by Short+Sweet Malaysia & The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)

Date & Time

• 12 Nov 2021 (FRI) @8pm
• 13 Nov 2021 (SAT) @8pm

Tickets Price 

• RM24 Flat 

Language

• Performed in English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil 

Runtime

• 80 minutes 

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[klpac & TAS’ COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDRAISING]

klpac & TAS’ losses due to Covid-19 have exceeded RM2 million and its venue has been deprived of audiences for 377 days. It requires a minimum of RM90,000 per month to stay afloat. Each ticket sold goes toward this immediate cause. You can also make a donation of any amount via https://www.klpac.org/donations/.

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[11 FILM PIECES] 

Across Borders by Teh Ais Ikat Tepi 

Synopsis: 

Across Borders is a very Malaysian one-act play involving friends from the East and West of Malaysia working together virtually for an assignment. We were inspired by a series of real-life events and used our personal experiences to develop the storyline. The main idea of this play is to highlight the Malaysian reality, which is the never-ending ‘feud’ between the peninsular and East Malaysia. We incorporated the essence of humour and various local elements such as stereotypes, race, ethnic differences, food, cultures, geographical and historical facts, which overall brought the entire play to life.

Language: English and Malay with Eng subtitles 

Cast: Amin Rafiq Ramlee, Ashraf Nazri, Fadhilah Ricoh, Farah Karim, Farhanuddin Shahrin, Jayshan Karunakaran 

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“COMFORT NOW” by the comfort now artists

Synopsis: 

Comfort, in itself is innately different for all of us. We all find comfort in different things.

The idea of this project came from the feelings of isolation that we, as individuals and a community, felt during the pandemic. I pondered, why is it that I was so "uncomfortable" staying home? Why was it so "difficult" to stay put? Then it dawned upon me that perhaps these feelings of uneasiness were because we moved so recklessly in life that we often neglected ourselves. Now we were forced to stay home and confront ourselves. And we were uncomfortable because we have not built a relationship with ourselves, and therefore we were forced to sit alone with the stranger at home, our own selves.

The movement phrases that were devised and explored in this piece stemmed from the question "What does comfort mean to you?"

Language: NIL

Creative Team:  

• Director - Tristen Loo Zi Juin

Casts:

• Amellia Feroz, Cayden, Denessa Sun, Julia Chan, Tristen  

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DIAM by Kualitea Productions 

Synopsis:

The film is about an interview on "Hadam, Faham, Diam", a slogan created to combat cybertroopers in today's modern digital world. Arshad Omar was called for an interview to get a better understanding of why he acted a certain way - what people would call "cybertroopers". 

Language: Malay with Eng subtitles 

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay - Nabil Musawir
• Editor - Adibah Khalil 

Casts:

• Anis Majida, Nabil Musawir 

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HIDUP by FAM Entertainment 

Synopsis: 

HIDUP mengisahkan tentang seorang pelajar universiti bernama Sobri yang dimana Sobri selalu melihat kelibat seorang wanita yang sering memerhatikan dirinya dari jauh. Wanita itu sering memakai pakaian serba putih berserta keronsang berwarna merah. Pada suatu hari, Sobri nkad bertanya tentang wanita tersebut kepada kawannya tanpa mengetahui bahawa wanita itu sudah mati.

Language: Malay without subtitles 

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay - Hasbullah ‘Arif 
• Editor - Sham Ilmia Husna 

Casts:

• Salahuddin Abidin, Syamsul Kamal, Wahidah Faizal 

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Hitched by Sidhart Joe Dev 

Synopsis: 

This film narrates the story of a young woman a few days before her big day. There will be a multitude of problems for her to deal with as the age-old traditions, battling egos, and patriarchal powers at play. After all the setbacks, lies, rage, betrayal, and everything one shouldn't encounter before the most important day of her life, the rest of the film is about whether she comes up with solutions and ensures her marriage takes place on time.

Language: Hindi with Eng subtitles 

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay - Sidhart Joe Dev   
• Assistant Directors - Bavitrasri, Sonia Sandhu 

Casts:

• Balbir Kaur, Gurdip Kaur, Kamajlit Singh, Shania Sandhu, Simran Delina, Palraj Singh 

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I Crossdress by Lejit Stories 

Synopsis: 

I Crossdress is a raw, personal exploration into the idea of crossdressing. Jit uses both his own experiences and the stories of Joshua to craft an audio-visual experience of casual drag. Their tales look beyond the common portrayals of drag in the media, into a deep connection with sexuality, identity and courage. At its core, I Crossdress is about the empowerment of the freedom of expression through art, fabric, film and music, no matter one’s sexuality. It is a celebration of identity.

Language: English with Eng subtitles 

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay / Editor - Jit Lee Woon Kiat 
• Editor - Abigail Lim Sook Ee 

Casts:

• Jit Lee Woon Kiat, Joshua Choo 

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Is Everything OK There? by Zero-Budget Productions

Synopsis: 

It is the week before full lockdown. Guy, a fresh graduate overseas, is in a dilemma: should he return to Malaysia for good? Or should he stay and try to look for a job in the midst of a pandemic? Just as he is trying to make a decision, his phone rings: it’s his mom. 

Based on real-life events, this short film portrays the mundane, everyday life of Malaysians abroad and also the struggles and uncertainties they faced during these unpredictable times.

Language: Mandarin with Eng subtitles 

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay / Editor - Ooi Xian Wei Desmond

Casts:

• Fong Yoke Lin, Ooi Xian Wei Desmond

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Malam Bulan Dipagar Dosa by GR Production

Synopsis: 

Farah just came back from an abortion attempt. She then got into an argument with the man responsible for the unwanted pregnancy, which reveals a shocking and dark truth about her past.

Language: Malay with Eng subtitles

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay / Editor - Hakim Hasnan

Casts:

• Hakim Hasnan, Nur Farahin Shazleen.

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Menung by Gagak Terkurung

Synopsis: 

Arep and Lan are having a relaxing afternoon talk when Aref suddenly receives devastating news that threatens his career. After deciding to abandon his work, Arep ropes in Lan's help to retrieve something for him. The evening wasn't so casual anymore when Lan was being enveloped by another mystery.

Language: Malay with Eng subtitles

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay - Hakim Hasnan
• Editor - Ariff Ismail

Casts:

• Ariff Ismail, Azlan Md Raus

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Received? Bye. by Alwin and Ken

Synopsis: 

After receiving his parcell, David found out that he was locked out of his house. While waiting for his landlady to rescue him, something unexpected happened.

Language: Mandarin with Eng and Malay subtitles

Creative Team: 

• Director / Screenplay / Actor - Alwin 

Editor / Actor:

• Ken 

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SYAM by OhSnapTV

Synopsis: 

Seorang pemuda pendiam berusaha untuk mematuhi arahan (harapan) ibunya tetapi ternyata seolah-olah saingan. 

Language: Malay without subtitles

Creative Team List: 

• Director -  Feisal Azizuddin
• Screenplay - Ellina Abdul Majid 

Casts:

• Syazani Zikry, Ruvenesh Nair, Farihin Ufiya 

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[TEAM LIST]

• Festival Director & Executive Producer:  Dato’ Dr. Faridah Merican
• Artistic Director:  Joe Hasham OAM
• Short+Sweet International: Mark Cleary 
• Advisor: Easee Gan 
• Lighting Designer & Operator: Mathanakumar a/l Murthi 
• Sound Operator: Raze 
• Technicians: Mohd Helmi Khairi, Mohd Rizal
• Video Production: Khairil M. Bahar
• Creative Guy: Coebar Abel
• Production Manager: Catherine Lee
• Stage Management Team: Catherine Lee, Yeo Kok Wei 
• Group General Manager: Ian Chow
• General Manager - Marketing Communications: Ang Yue May
• Assistant General Manager - Theatre & Technical Management: Lawrence Selvaraj
• Assistant General Manager - Admin, Finance, Production: Easee Gan
• Technical Manager: Mike Thomas
• Senior Technician: Mathanakumar a/l Murthi
• Assistant Manager - Front of House & Theatre Management: Benedict Chin
• Production Manager & TUTAS Coordinator: Daniel Ruba’ai
• Senior Art Director: Joel Wong
• Senior Publicist: Maggie Ong
• Publicist: Vishallini Vikram Gopal
• Box Office Supervisor: Jennifer John
• Box Office Executive: Vaideggy Vijayasagaran
• Academy Creative Head: Tung Jit Yang
• Academy Administrator: Adam Hamizan
• Personal Assistant to Artistic Director: Farah Nadia binti Abdullah
• Secretary to Executive Producer: Iylia Rafhanah Mohammad

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[SHORT+SWEET MALAYSIA 2021]