Malaysian Indian Short Film Screening (MiSF) 2006

KELAB SENI FILEM MALAYSIA
presents


Malaysian Indian Short Film Screening (MiSF) 2006


Presenter & Moderator: Hassan Abd Muthalib

Saturday 7 October 2006, 8.30pm
HELP University College Theatrette, Pusat Bandar Damansara, KL

FREE ADMISSION

ALL ARE INVITED (BOTH PUBLIC/FILM BUFF)



1. Seinandri Kondre Mahagke (SKM) (Sasitharan Rajoo / 7 min)

SKM tells a story about a married couple who face problems taking care of their elderly parents. The wife feels that her husband needs to send his parents to the old folks home. A normal argument which practically takes place every day where the wife convinces the husband to send them there. SKM was nominated for the first 8 best short film for the Astro Short Film Competition Open category.

*Sasitharan Rajoo, video editor, director & actor,has been a film buff since childhood. Performed on stage in plays & musicals since age 6. Diploma in multimedia production from Akademi TV3. Started as a production assistant in commercial houses. Now works at Vision Works as video editor.

E-mail : sasi_slash@... / hp : 017 3916760



2. No Worry Chicken Curry (K Shunmugam / 10 min)

A journey of a boy who brings a chicken to his aunty’s place. Along the way he faces obstacles. Will he manage to overcome them?

* Shumugam (b. 1974) graduated from Akademi Filem Malaysia in 1999. He worked as a Camera Technician with Film Equipment Gallery until 2001, handling all manner of cameras, from film to video and stills. From 2002, he was with ASTRO and directed 52 episodes of the Tamil magazine programme, Unggal Virrupam. His foray into narratives began as an Assistant Director for the Tamil TV drama, Pavithra. As a cameraman, he has shot Tamil and Malay dramas, among them, Piala Untuk Mama and Nasib O Nasib for the NTV7 Odisi series. He handled the underwater camera for the Chinese movie, Crazy Tourist and shot stills for local feature films, Manjari and Susuk. He has since directed Tomi Cinta Delia (for the Odisi series for NTV7), a Tamil drama for TV2, Letchiyem, documentaries, commercials and TV fillers. His shorts, No Worry, Chicken Curry and Me, My Mother and Mosquito, won Gold Awards, with Oh, My Goat, winning a Silver Award at the MVA. Sweet Dreams is his first feature.

Email: jiboombah@... / hp : 012 2887545



3. Bavam (ST Bala / 10 min)

Saraswati, a dancer, keeps her co-dancers and manager waiting. She shows up at the 11th hour. She puts on an excellent performance, but was actually haunted by the
incident that had delayed her. After the dance, her manager queries her. She breaks down and explains.
Shot on 35mm. "The film was inspired by my observation of a dancer on and off-stage, who despite facing personal problems, became a totally different person, a picture of calm and beauty."
* ST Bala is a playwright & director of theatre and TV dramas.

Email : stbala@... / hp : 019 6496962





4. Chittappa (Kannan Thiagarajan / 15 min)

Raghu, a young web designer in search of love on the internet. His dreams come true when he gets to know Nisha. Both are passionate about their new-found relationship but little do they know about the shocker that awaits them!

* Kannan Thiagarajan is an ex-tutor at Multimedia University where he taught Film & Animation. Now, a freelancer and working on his first full-length movie. ‘Chitappa’ is his first short film made in early 2005, which traveled to Singapore, Thailand and Portugal.

Email : kannan.t.m@... / hp : 012 6368934



5. Season of Perception (T Sathiya Varmaan, Rameswaran, Ven Soma / 8 min)

This short portrays three directors planning to do a short film. But misunderstanding and difference of opinion cause them to go their own ways. Later they realise that to do a good piece of work, they have to stay united.

*A short film directed by three Academi Seni Kebangsaan students.

Email : sathiyaa8@...



6. Thaipoosam (Shanjay Perumal / 4.22 min)

A visual essay on the Hindu religious festival. Shown in Malaysian Documentaries 2006 and International Short Film Festival-French and Asian 2006,Thailand.

Basically I have used visuals and music to express the feeling of this documentary. I purposely avoided the usage of the voice over as I believe both visual and music could narrate the whole event.

* Shanjay Perumal graduated from University Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2003, majoring in Film and Broadcasting. Directed 26 episodes of Celi-Cilik, a Malay children’s program (RTM2) and several other TV programs. Works as producer in a local TV station.

Email : sanjayperumal@... / hp : 012 2345183



7. Broken Wings (Wickneswaren / 14 min)

Wicky, a young college student, reflects on what most of our Indian youngsters have become today. Set up in an Indian community way, this short action drama reflects what most Indians take for granted.

*Wickneswaran (Wicky) is a 21 year old student. Eldest of 4 siblings, he is currently pursuing a course in Multimedia University majoring in Film & Animation, and dreams of becoming a successful movie director .



8. Guns or Roses (M.S. Prem Nath Pillai / 11.27 min)

This award winning short film, tells a story about a group of robbers that's caught in a dilemma between the police and a hostage. The story gets intense when the robbers realized that they have no way of getting out of there with tight police force surrounding them in an abandon building. This short film goes with a fast tempo, with fast cuts and movements, making the film more enjoying.

*The director for this short film is an editor as well. Graduated from Academi TV3 (Malaysia Institute of Integrative Media), and has worked for various production houses upon graduating. Extremely passionate about modern cinema and filmmaking. His 1st feature was 'UYIR' THE SOUL (Horror) and now he embarking next venture called 'CRIMINALS'(crime-thriller).

Email : g5prem@... / hp : 012 6088743



9. Oh My Goat (K Shunmugam / 7 min)

Do you know where your food comes from?

Even in our “today’s world” as we say which is all about freedom and independence, there are many of those who are caught in the dilemma of our family values and culture that still restrict us of our freedom and independence. The goat in this film resembles all this, from young we are natured with love, care, food and time that we are so attached and respectful as we grow we have the thought of an independence with the freedom given at times but all it come to at the end is something that is truly unexpected to sometimes compromise that freedom and independence into being something of a “disastrous sacrifice”



10. My Father and his Celluloid (Devan R / 10 min)

As his father lies critically ill in hospital, the director recreates the possible scenario when his parents meet for the first time in front of the open projection screen in a rubber estate. A tribute to the filmmaker’s father, a travelling projectionist, through the films, sights and sound of his work and times.
* Daven R with his short My Father and his Celluloid has participated at several international film festival including the Torino Film Festival, Sarawak Millennium Film Festival, Bangkok Film Festival, New York Film Festival etc. This movie has won Best Film and Best Director for short film category in Malaysian Film Festival 2003. Currently, Daven is a well known cinematographer in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia.He has shot 8 feature films and many TV commercials.
Email : cinemaya@... / hp : 019 3599278

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