Shorts from Malaysia and Indonesia: Neighbours
Combined programme
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IFFR 2008
They think they are very different from each other. Quite a few neighbours think that. Small stories from a large culture. Rather had two cultures? Life at home has a lot in common anyway.
In this combined programme
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Thou Shalt Not Wait
She is filled with expectation and it takes a long time before she realises she will have to carry on waiting. -
Shaking the Gods
An excited crowd tugs and jokes at beautiful shrine being carried around. Don’t ask why, but look at this strange phenomenon. -
Half Teaspoon
If your wife does her best to make the best cup of coffee, you’d better look up from the television. It just so happens that… -
Bilal
It comes down to the contrast. Just as simple as effective. A young man sings as if standing on a minaret. He’s done his best… -
As I Lay Dying
A feverish dream of a young boy. Played by the young talent (Wong Zi Jiang) who can also be admired in the competition film Flower… -
When I Backed Home, No Mother in Front of the Door
The title is also a description of the film. Domestic images, but then upside down. A simple yet effective intervention. -
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Blue Roof
A playful film that does not only play with colour and vertigo, but also with expectations. -
Trip to the Wound
A boy and a girl have a strange conversation on a bus. And then suddenly it’s not strange that they touch each other scars. -
