The Star: From ideals to videos

A gutsy film festival shows how we can create a better world with nothing more than a cheap video camera, a computer and some dedication.

WHAT does the privatisation of our water supply have to do with Perak’s political controversies? How does possible poisoning from a gold mine in Raub relate to big oil palm companies grabbing land from the Ibans of Sarawak?

They all come together in the Freedom Film Fest (FFF) 2009, a showcase of “social documentaries” now into its sixth year in Malaysia.

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Source: The Star, 18 October 2009.

MALAYSIAKINI: FFF2009 Awards Night

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The Star: Freedom With Film

The Freedom Film Fest is back with more thought-provoking and heart-tugging films.

MOST movie fans will find themes like the plight of transsexuals, freedom of religion or police brutality too heavy duty for Saturday night viewing.

But if the growth of the annual issue-based Freedom Film Fest 2009 (FFF2009) is any indication, films with social messages are catching on.

Now in its sixth year, the little-known film competition and screening has evolved into a major film event with a steady following.

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Source: The Star, 2 October 2009.

KLUE: Remembering Memali?

Hang on. Memali?

Pay attention: on 19 November 1985, hundreds of police personnel, under then- Home Minister Tun Musa Hitam, laid siege to Memali, Kedah, on the grounds that a deviant Islamic sect, lead by one Ibrahim Mahmud, had infected the village.

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KLUE: CROSS-COUNTRY, HUMAN RIGHTS BIKING

In the first week of December 2008, two convoys of bicycles set off from Alor Setar and Skudai. Aside from protective gear, the cyclists sported red T-shirts - these identified them as participants of the “People - The Force of Change” campaign. For the next two weeks, they became Public Menace No 1.

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KLUE: Three Jumping Frogs

The S-Ploited present No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis. It’s a film about - still - everyone’s favourite horrifying political development, the frog-filled Perak state assembly take-over.

Sigh. Let’s refresh our memory, shall we?

1. In the March 2008 general election, the Pakatan Rakyat coalition won the state of Perak by a 3-seat majority.

2. On 25 January 2009, Umno member Nasarudin Hashim (and state assemblyman for Bota, Perak) left his party for the greener pastures of PKR. (Hop.)

3. By the end of January, PKR members Jamaluddin Mat Radzi (Behrang) and Mohd Osman Jailu (Changkat Jering) go missing. On 3 February, both declare themselves independents, shorn of official party affiliations. (Hop-hop.)

4. …..

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