After an unplanned hiatus, Fikri returns with a special episode in the bag! He interviews Cheng Thim Kian, a Malaysian filmmaker with not one, but two films released in 2020. In the first part, they discuss ‘BEE, My Friend’, looking at its theme of education and charting the journey from being a video made for a school to one that is selected for international film festivals. In the second half, they focus on ‘When the Crickets Sound’, a film competing in the My RODE Reel, billed as the world’s largest short film competition, before briefly discussing his upcoming projects, including ‘Merentas Awan’.
- You can watch ‘When the Crickets Sound’, and read our review of ‘BEE, My Friend’, and find out more about ‘Merentas Awan’
- We previously wrote about ‘Baeu Baeu’
- ‘BEE, My Friend’ was selected for film festivals in Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Japan, while ‘When the Crickets Sound’ has been a part of events in China, Malaysia and the My RODE Reel competition
- Our sister publication, CQ Magazine, published a full interview with him in 2015, covering the origins of his filmmaking career
- Intermission: BEE, My Friend (trailer)
- Theme Song: Airplane Mode by Josh Woodward
- Download the episode here, or catch us on PodBean, Acast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Stitcherand TuneIn
Featured image credit and podcast cover art: Erkan Utu / Pexels
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