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On the night of 18 October 1987, a soldier ran amok with an M16 in the area of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots. Why did he do it? Why were Malaysians so jittery at the time? And what happened next? "The Big Durian" speaks to 23 Malaysians (some real, some fictional) to find out.
Nov 2003
After losing his wife to illness, an old man, feeling lost and alone, decides to go for a walk, with no idea of where his destination might be. Along the way, he encounters a feisty taxi driver and her peculiar housemate, and an unlikely relationship develops between the three of them, reinvigorating the old man’s hunger for life, love and good duck rice.
Nov 2015
A dark take on media manipulation and political situation in Malaysia. The idea is to convey how normal citizens even though sometimes they know what they read and heard are absurd and not right but still with not much options to react but to accept them in order to maintain their livelihood. And at the same time powerful figures whom understands the mentality of the citizens continues to drives their ridiculous and absurd ideas and opinions to the mass.
Feb 2009
Auto Kid, who is a seasoned mechanic just like his father and grandfather, grew up in the garage. He often witness lost spirit taking shelter under an automobile, which in turn, causes the vehicle to have an unexplainable breakdown. As he gradually develops the ability to fix cars by returning the spirits to their world, he becomes known for his mysterious skill.
Dec 2014
A flu like infection has taken over KL which turns into a zombie outbreak as we follow three intersecting stories of the survivors fleeing for safety.
Jan 2017
JRaymond an office drone who had no luck with women finally met Cindy in an online dating website, unknown to him Cindy is a cannibal. Will he becomes her true love and convert her into a vegetarian?
May 2016
3 horror shorts from Malaysia. 1, 2, 3 - Mako started a popular children game conjuring up a spirit and now seeks help from Hui Ting, the writer who wrote the ritual which was suppose to be an urban legend. Stay With Me - Ann a struggling painter, finally being invited to had an exhibition to London. But the secret to her successful paintings come with a price, she's being help by Molly, a child ghost who had been trapped in the apartment Ann is living. Phyu Phyu - The security guard Azman is back helping the spirit of a lost migrant child, Phyu Phyu to reunite with the mother.
Oct 2015
Set in recession era Kuala Lumpur, the plot revolves an ex-military type man turned hit man, a recently retrenched middle class angry man and a debt ridden restaurant owner all connected by a sniper rifle that is used for assassination.
Mar 2001
An experimental travelogue film that follows K a traveler and his encounter with the girl that he met last year, except, she claims she's not her.
Feb 2018
Adapted from the short story "She" from the book "Bitter" by Bissme S. The short film tells the story of an forbidden incestuous love affair from two point of views of the husband and the wife. As they continue to not confront the affair it slowly spiral out of control.
Aug 2016
A dark time-travel love story about Joe, a directionless youth whose life and ambitions are saved by the beautiful Yen, who claims she has mysterious ties to another dimension. Joe is both intrigued and frightened by the strange woman, but she nonetheless guides the unstable young man to take control of his own fate.
Feb 2014
A Kuala Lumpur career-woman, busy with work and the end of a relationship, pauses to reflect on the death of Hong Kong pop idol Leslie Cheung.
Jun 2003
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.
Apr 2013
Set in a industrial zone where a security guard patrols the area every night. One night when he bumps into two suspicious men and found Phyu Phyu, a lost spirit of a Rohingya girl.
Between a man and his lover lies a wall, between the man and the country he loves lies another wall. Can a one-sided dialouge breaks the walls and expresses the man’s feelings and sentiments? Or does the lover or the country wants the wall to be broken in the first place? This short was inspired by Amy Len’s dance choreography “Wall” and colloborated with Loh Bok Lai. The dance was originally choreographed for a performance in Japan Dance Wave Fukuoka ‘06 - Asian Contemporary Dance Now and later made into an experimental video combining elements of an actor and monologue. The video footages were also used for the dance piece itself in KL.
Oct 2004
Jane is unsure of her relationship with James, so with a little bit of advice and help from her mom will Jane be confidence enough to continue the relationship and find true love?
Jun 2016
An exhausted doctor with years of experiences in abortion surgery are caught in a quirky conversation with his patient, a struggling feminist novelist. From the conversation both manages to discovered something about each other and themselves.
Aug 2014
3 horror shorts from Malaysia I Miss You Two: School life is one of the most interesting moments in a lifetime. Some people, some things, will forever be carved in one’s memory. Floating Sun: The novelist, Fiona Lim, is writing a true story of a teenage girl who drowned in a river many years ago. Horror Mission: A local film crew is shooting a horror film in the suburb when the actress playing the ghost is suddenly possessed by a spirit.
Aug 2013
The story follows two high school best friends, Sam and Cassie nearing the end of the term. Cassie admires a school mate John. And when John enters Cassie's life, the girls relationship takes an unexpected turn.
Mar 2017
A girl sends her old SLR camera to a reclusive camera repair master. In the course of getting the camera to be fix, the girl develops a special relationship with the master.
May 2014