Fikri Jermadi puts his thinking cap on in rounding up a two-part look at the short films of the 2nd Kota Kinabalu Film and Video Association (KKFVA) Golden Wind Awards.
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Sweet, Scary and Funny – 2nd KKFVA Golden Wind Awards (part 1)
In the first of a two-parter, Fikri Jermadi trains his eyes on the finalists of the 2nd Kota Kinabalu Film and Video Association (KKFVA) Golden Winds Awards.
Ploughing a Furrow – The Films of Jef Samaroon
Fikri Jermadi trawls through the filmography of the man with many monikers, Jef Samaroon.
Of Two Halves – The Road to God
Adi Iskandar considers the spiritual cacophony that is Jef Samaroon’s ‘The Road to God’.
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.
Jeremy’s Excellent Adventure – Jeremy Jecky
Intrigued by some of his films, we sat down and had a chat with Malaysian filmmaker Jeremy Jecky.
A Cinema of Embittered Men and Flawed Women – Chuchu Datok Merah
Hassan Muthalib casts a more critical eye on an understated classic by M. Amin, and considers the undercurrents of film noir in classical Malay films.
