Screenings
Film screen by Liew Seng Tat, Au Sow Yee, Aaron Wong Kang Yong, Daren She Juei Yeong, Adrian Chan
PROJECT INCUBATOR
27 NOV (TDSC)
& 3 DEC (OACC)
3 pm
about the event
Welcome To Kampung Radioaktif
Rare earth meets rare talent as director Liew Seng Tat unleashes his fertile imagination on the Lynas controversy and fantasizes about a post-apocalyptic Malaysian village. After the radioactive dust has settled, we find that the village's leaders and entrepreneurs have all gone to a better place (and we don't mean heaven). Left behind are the innocent victims who couldn't afford to flee their ancestral homes, their lives turned upside down -- for some, quite literally. Liew Seng Tat's vision is unique and funny and guaranteed to crack you up. Yet, in the aftermath of the laughs, there lingers a poignant aftertaste. Is it thorium? Maybe, maybe not. But don't worry, they tell us it's not dangerous.
THE Mengkarang Project I: A Day Without Sun In Mengkarang
Mengkerang is a fictitious place created by the artist. A Day Without Sun in Mengkerang (Chapter One) invites participants of different ethnicities to participate in a “game” to describe Mengkerang as they imagined. There are only two rules in the game, that is the story must happen in Mengkerang, and to use at least two of the three characters that are commonly used in Malaysian primary school textbooks.
Music: Sandra Tavali
Storytellers: Ayam Fared, Jo. Kukathas, Lee Ah Kew, Dawn Lee, Kathyn Tan
Special Thanks: Liang Ka En, Chua Teck Yeo
The Tin Star
The Collapse of Tin in 1985 has lead to the fall of Malaysia’s tin mining industry resulting the once vibrant tin industry to be totally wiped out. Like many others, Mr. Yip, the last generation in the tin mining industry, experienced the fall and was forced to face the struggle in his life.
Beggars
This documentary discusses the problems of beggars through the perspective of the Malaysia police, people and the beggars themselves. Searching for the underlying cause of why beggars existed, how and where did they come from and to find the solutions to solve the issues by raising a tiny bit of people's awareness.
Imprisoned
The short documentary discusses the experience of 2 ex-convicts, their difficulties and struggles during and after imprisonment. After serving their sentence and going through mental and physical punishment in prison, they have to face the stereotypical view of society and try anything they can for society to give them a second chance.
about the ARTIST
Liew Seng Tat
one of the leading filmmakers of Malaysian New Wave Cinema. He studied animation at the Multimedia University of Malaysia before finding vocation in live-action films, where he quickly emerged as one of the most exciting young voices in Malaysian cinema. His debut feature film “Flower In The Pocket” (2007) won multiple awards in international film festivals including the New Currents Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. The unique comedic sensibilities of the film led to Liew being invited to participate in Cannes Cinefondation (2008), the Torino Film Lab (2010), and the Sundance Screenwriters Lab (2011). Liew’s second feature film “Lelaki Harapan Dunia” (2015) built on the success of “Flower In The Pocket” by gaining nomination at the Locarno International Film Festival and winning the Special Jury Prize at the Fajr International Film Festival. Domestically, the film swept five major awards at the Malaysia Film Industry Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. It firmly established Liew as one of the filmmakers to watch in the country.
Au Sow Yee
Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Au Sow Yee now lives and works in Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a master’s degree in filmmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and another master’s degree in new media art from the Taipei National University of the Arts. She specializes in mixed formats of video, conceptual art, installation and creates artworks that explore and extend from images and the production of images, as well as the connections between history, politics, and power. A recipient for Honorable Mention of the 2021 Taipei Arts Award, she was shortlisted for Han Nefkens Foundation’s Loop Barcelona Video Art Award in 2018; the Asia Pacific Breweries Signature Art Prize in 2018; and the 18th and 14th Taishin Arts Award. She has shown her artworks in 2022 Busan Biennale We, on the Rising Wave, Sunshower: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2017); 2 or 3 Tigers at Berlin's Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW, 2017); Asian Film and Video Art Forum at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA, 2017); Condition Report: Mode of Liaisons at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC, 2017); Taipei Biennial 2018: Post-Nature—A Museum as an Ecosystem; and One Song and the Boat at the Times Museum, Guangzhou (2021-2022). Her artworks are collected by international institutions, including the Singapore Art Museum and Japan’s Aura Contemporary Art Foundation. Sow Yee is a guest writer for online magazine No Man’s Land and co-founded Kuala Lumpur’s Rumah Attap Library and Collective in 2017.
Aaron Wong
Aaron’s interest in film-making started from his love for real-life stories. Over the years, he became a versatile person, with his competency to do almost anything given to him.
7 years in commercial industry has make him an all-rounder whose ability to ensure to get the best out of everything. With his extensive knowledge, he able to engage diverse team of specialist to deliver projects to meet client’s expectation.
Daren She
Hailing from Johor Bahru and a Broadcasting major from UTAR, he was the director of the documentary "Beggar". He currently works as a Director of photography, camera operator, grip and editor in Singapore. He seeks to create stories with visuals, music, sfx and with a purpose while constantly learning to grow as a cinematographer and a director.
Adran Chan
born in 1997 in Klang, Selangor. At the age of 18, he attended University Tunku Abdul Rahman and majored in Broadcasting. Upon graduation, he worked as a film and video editor until the pandemic. Currently, he is working in the digital marketing field as a strategy consultant.