Freedom Of Information
by Faisal Mustaffa
2009 | 15mins |English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
This documentary consists of interviews of victims as well as activists who strive for freedom of expression and information in Malaysia. Book banning, media control and discriminatory judgments are some of the issues that are taken up in this documentary.
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Flow
by Irena Salina
2008 | 84mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply and introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, and begs the question “CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?”
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Water
by Dominic Allen
2008 | 50secs | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
A public service announcement on bottled water.
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Delaying Justice
by Hillary Chiew
2009 | 30mins | English
Indigenous communities which are experiencing land grabs for all sorts of development projects, particularly logging and plantations, are turning to the court for justice. However, this inevitable road is often bumpy and strewn with further anxieties, intimidations and potentially fatal.
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Orang Asli Youth in The Moment
by Lesly Leon Lee
2009 | 25mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles
The Filmmaker went on a short journey amongst the orang asli youth of the Mah Meri, Temuan and Jakun tribe to learn about how they view ambition, dreams and work. The film hopes to evoke the question of who we are, where we came from, and where are we heading to.
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Carbon Connection
by Fenceline Films and Community Training & Development Unit
2009 | 40mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
The Carbon Connection follows the story of two groups of people from each community who learned to use video cameras and made their own films about living with the impacts of the carbon market. From mental health issues in Scotland to the loss of medicinal plants in Brazil, the communities discover the connections they have with each other.
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Peace Cyanide Hill
by Thilaga Sulathireh
2009 | 30mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
Bukit Koman, situated in the heart of Raub in Pahang was once known to be the “gold capital” via the promising extraction of gold. In 2009, the gold mining company and its allies decided to extract the remaining gold, this time allegedly with the use of cyanide. Fearing for their lives and health, the villagers have lodged dissent against the alleged use of cyanide. Despite these concerns, the corporation, government and legal system have thus far ignored the pleas of the desperate villagers.
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Prisoners of a White God
by Steve Tichtag
2008 | 51mins | Czech Republic with English & Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
A Czech researcher Tomáš Ryška spent nearly two years in Thai and Laosen mountains in order to search for causes of wrongdoing and violence that is done to the Akhas and their children. This dramatic documentary investigates the reality and change experience by a small mountain ethnic tribe.
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In Conversation with Suzy
by Hazuan Hashim / Phil Maxwell
2008 | 8mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
This short documentary follows the life and thoughts of Suzy, a transgender living in Malaysia.
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Jihad For Love
by Parvez Sharma
2008 | 80 mins | Arabic/Urdu/French etc. with English & Bahasa Malaysia subtitles
In Western media, the concept of ‘jihad’ is often narrowly equated with “war”. But Jihad also has a deeper meaning. It literally means ‘struggle’ or ‘to strive in the path of God’. In this documentary, we meet several characters engaged in their personal Jihad for love. Their pursuit of love has brought them into conflict with their countries, families, and even themselves. Such is the struggle of being both homosexual and Muslim, a reality of a minority that is so taboo that very little about it has been documented. The documentary captures different perspectives in an atmosphere of healthy debate and dialogue.
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