Badrul Hisham Ismail
Still: MaryamWriter and independent filmmaker Badrul Hisham ISMAIL (Malaysia) studied at The New School in New York, where he shot his short film A Tale of a Mannequin (2014) with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. He directed his first feature-length documentary Voyage to Terengganu (2016) together with Amir Muhammad, also from Malaysia. Ismail’s films often explore themes that question the normality of everyday life. His films have been shown at Freedom Film Fest, IFFR, Malaysian Shorts and Thai Short Film & Video Festival, among others. He is also a regular writer at The Star and co-founder and content editor at the Malay-language print journal Svara. He is based in Kuala Lumpur.
Filmography
The Conformist (2011, short), The Tailor of Pertama (2013, short doc), A Tale of a Mannequin (2014, short), Dialog Dengan Dendi (2015, short doc), Voyage to Terengganu (2016, doc, co-dir), Beluran Menjerit! (2017, short doc), Bapak Ayam Jalan Sultan (2017, short), Apa Khabar Adiguru? (2020, short doc), Maryam Pagi ke Malam/Maryam (2022)