Fikri Jermadi finally puts to paper (or words on screen) his thoughts on the films of Putri Purnama Sugua, one of Malaysian short cinema rising stars.
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Journeys to the Underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
Paul Salmond considers the everlasting connection between Greek mythology and American cinema.
Discovering the Malay through the Other – Hanyut
Hassan Muthalib looks at the bigger picture in discussing U-Wei Haji Saari’s ‘Hanyut’.
The Veiled Butterfly – Islamic Values in Selubung (part 2)
Concluding her look at Shuhaimi Baba’s ‘Selubung’, Putri Tasnim Arif considers how it may be more Islamic than many thinks.
The Veiled Butterfly – Islamic Values in Selubung (part 1)
In the first of a two-parter, Putri Tasnim Mohd Arif takes a closer look ‘Selubung’ and its position in the context of Malaysia and its cinema in 1992.
Thoughts on Films – Episode 24: We Need To Talk About…Sinema Islam
This special episode is a presentation by Norman Yusoff entitled Islamic Films: Philosophy, Value and Challenges, organised by Centre for International Islamic Culture (CiTRA) of Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIA).
A Spicier Life – Ruminations On Mainstream Malaysian Chinese Films
An excerpt from an article written in the middle of 2012, this is Fikri Jermadi‘s take on the reception of Malaysian Chinese films at that time. The… Read more “A Spicier Life – Ruminations On Mainstream Malaysian Chinese Films”