The Short Films Issue
just got back from a heavy lunch with shai. god, we ate so much, we could barely walk LOL.. i'd like to express my thanks to all my loyal readers haha! i never thought anyone would read my blog considering that it isnt as interesting as others'. not that i'm competing or anything, its just that i'd like to know that the amount of time spent making my blog is worth the effort :). again, thank you.
lets see, i didnt post an entry about what happened yesterday. well, shai and i wanted to go watch 3 short films at the film exhibition at the Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Gallery). the films screened were Buka Api, Classroom and Malaikat Di Jendela. due to some unforeseen circumstances, we were late and the entire theater was full. so, we missed the first screening, Buka Api. as far as i know, Buka Api is a story about lives of transsexuals living in malaysia. its extemely controversial considering that society has yet to accept them as they are.
we finally got in before the start of the second screening, Classroom. after securing good positions to watch, they rolled the film. the film lasted for only 6 minutes but that 6 minutes was extemely educational and an eye-opener. it showed the brutality of the Khmer Rouge Communist regime in still shots. quite dark. after that ended, the screening of Malaikat Di Jendela started. i was impressed with this film and it is a proof that we malaysians are actually capable of producing such high quality films. it didnt have any of those cheesy bad lighting or bad music score. this film was done in a simple fashion but yet provided a strong impact on the viewers. Ning Baizura was the lead in this film and i never knew she could act so darn well! least to say, i have a different perspective of ning after watching this film. her acting is definitely 1st class! i enjoyed this film so much simply becos i felt the emotions that was meant to be projected. not many movies can do that these days.
i shall not go into too much details of the films as it wouldnt have the same effect by watching it. if any of you get the chance to watch it, please do. it could change your perspective of our local film makers.
please note that the films mentioned above were not publicly screened due to its controversies and moralities in question. for more information of the films, you can visit here.
just got back from a heavy lunch with shai. god, we ate so much, we could barely walk LOL.. i'd like to express my thanks to all my loyal readers haha! i never thought anyone would read my blog considering that it isnt as interesting as others'. not that i'm competing or anything, its just that i'd like to know that the amount of time spent making my blog is worth the effort :). again, thank you.
lets see, i didnt post an entry about what happened yesterday. well, shai and i wanted to go watch 3 short films at the film exhibition at the Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Gallery). the films screened were Buka Api, Classroom and Malaikat Di Jendela. due to some unforeseen circumstances, we were late and the entire theater was full. so, we missed the first screening, Buka Api. as far as i know, Buka Api is a story about lives of transsexuals living in malaysia. its extemely controversial considering that society has yet to accept them as they are.
we finally got in before the start of the second screening, Classroom. after securing good positions to watch, they rolled the film. the film lasted for only 6 minutes but that 6 minutes was extemely educational and an eye-opener. it showed the brutality of the Khmer Rouge Communist regime in still shots. quite dark. after that ended, the screening of Malaikat Di Jendela started. i was impressed with this film and it is a proof that we malaysians are actually capable of producing such high quality films. it didnt have any of those cheesy bad lighting or bad music score. this film was done in a simple fashion but yet provided a strong impact on the viewers. Ning Baizura was the lead in this film and i never knew she could act so darn well! least to say, i have a different perspective of ning after watching this film. her acting is definitely 1st class! i enjoyed this film so much simply becos i felt the emotions that was meant to be projected. not many movies can do that these days.
i shall not go into too much details of the films as it wouldnt have the same effect by watching it. if any of you get the chance to watch it, please do. it could change your perspective of our local film makers.
please note that the films mentioned above were not publicly screened due to its controversies and moralities in question. for more information of the films, you can visit here.
