Screening for Charity

Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia

Screening for Charity
Day-long film events in aid of victims of the Jogja earthquake and the south Java tsunami

Saturday, 26 August 2006
Theatrette, HELP University College
Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL
Enquiries: 012255136

Feature Films:

Uyir (The Soul)
Dir: Premnath Pillai; 90 min
Another chance to see this made-in-Malaysia first-ever Tamil horror film (with English subtitles) that showed to full houses when it was first released.

Reframe
Dir: Joe Luping; 80 min
An intimate and first-hand documentary look at the suffering of the Palestinians by our own Sabahan filmmaker Jo Luping.

The Road to Guantanamo
Dir: Michael Winterbottom; 90 min
Based on the true experiences of three Muslim Britons who travel to Afghanistan, are falsely accused of being involved with terrorists, detained and sent to the notorious Guantanamo detention camp. Winner of the Silver Bear at Berlin Film Festival 2006.

Short:

My Beautiful Rambutan Tree in Tanjung Rambutan
Dir: U-Wei Hajisaari; 24 min
First ever public screening in Malaysia of U-Wei’s much anticipated short film which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2006 – a dark tale of two siblings who fight over rambutans. Followed by Q & A with U-Wei.

Clips from new films (to be shown before each film screening):

Mukhsin (Yasmin Ahmad) Rain Dogs (Ho Yuhang)
The Birdhouse (Khoo Eng Yow) Before We Fall in Love Again (James Lee)
Flowers Beneath My Skin (Kit Ong) Love Conquers All (Tan Chui Mui)

Panel Discussion:

New Directions for Malaysian ‘Indie’ Cinema?

Malaysian ‘indie’ directors faced incredible odds in getting their films made. They also had to endure hostile reaction, mainly from critics from, of all places, at home. Nonetheless their films are now a regular fixture at international film festivals. Where do they go from here?

Moderator: Hassan Muthalib (critic): Will the Centre Hold? - Prognosis for the Future
Ho Yuhang (filmmaker): In Front of and Behind the Camera: Random Thoughts on Filmmaking
Yasmin Ahmad (filmmaker): My Detractors and I
Amir Muhammad (filmmaker): What It Takes to Continue to be a Maverick
Gertjan Zuilhof (Asian Programmer, Int Film Festival Rotterdam): The Diversity of Southeast Asian Independent Cinema

Talk:

Amir Muhammad: “Communism is Alive and Well: The Saga of The Last Communist.”
Hear Amir’s reflections on the controversy surrounding the banning of his film.


The Schedule

10.00am Film: Reframe (Jo Luping)
12.00pm Film: Uyir (The Soul)
2.00pm Film: My Beautiful Rambutan Tree in Tg Rambutan
3.15pm Panel Discussion
6.00pm Film: The Road to Guantanamo
8.30pm Talk: Communism is Alive & Well: The Saga of The Last Communist



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