Heyya PPL,
FREEDOM FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING TO PENANG ON 21st till 23rd September 2007 at The Actors Studio GreenHall..
Come and join us in watching 32 thought-provoking films over these 3 days!!!!!
Below are some highlights of the feature films...3 of the winners of Freedom Film Fest this year
1. ‘Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka’ (Ten Years Before Independence)
by Fahmi Reza – FFF07 Winner 30mins/2007/Malaysia
(Bahasa Malaysia – BM with English subtitles)
Synopsis
Unknown to many, October 20th, 1947 was an important and historical day in the people’s constitutional struggle for independence from British colonialism. This documentary chronicles the events that culminated in the Malaya-wide ‘Hartal’ day of protest (a form of non-violent protest) against the undemocratic Federation of Malaya Constitutional Proposals devised by the British Colonial Government and the UMNO. This was the rise of the people’s democratic movement in Malaya, ten years before Merdeka.
Tanpa disedari ramai, 20hb Oktober 1947 merupakan tarikh keramat yang amat penting dan bersejarah sewaktu perjuangan berperlembagaan rakyat Malaya untuk mencapai kemerdekaan daripada penjajah dari British. Dokumentari ini berkisarkan perjalanan peristiwa kemuncak sewaktu Hari ‘Hatal’ di seluruh Malaya yang memaparkan aksi protes ke atas usul Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaya yang tidak demokratik, hasil daripada jajahan Kerajaan British dan UMNO. Ini adalah kebangkitan pergerakan demokratik rakyat Malaya, iaitu sepuluh tahun sebelum Merdeka.
Tanpa disedari ramai, 20hb Oktober 1947 merupakan tarikh keramat yang amat penting dan bersejarah sewaktu perjuangan berperlembagaan rakyat Malaya untuk mencapai kemerdekaan daripada penjajah dari British. Dokumentari ini berkisarkan perjalanan peristiwa kemuncak sewaktu Hari ‘Hatal’ di seluruh Malaya yang memaparkan aksi protes ke atas usul Perlembagaan Persekutuan Malaya yang tidak demokratik, hasil daripada jajahan Kerajaan British dan UMNO. Ini adalah kebangkitan pergerakan demokratik rakyat Malaya, iaitu sepuluh tahun sebelum Merdeka.
2. Forgotten
by Ong Boon Keong- FFF07 Winner 30mins/2007/Malaysia
(Mandarin with English and BM subtitles)
SynopsisThe clan jetties are at the sea front of George Town, Penang. More than 2000 ex-port workers whose contribution towards the establishment of the Penang port and the George Town city has largely been forgotten. They live in an endangered heritage area with their land lease having to be renewed every year. After waiting for more than over a century, the application for World Heritage City status for George Town hold up a hope for getting their right to land recognized.
Suku kaum jeti kini di persisiran pantai George Town, Pulau Pinang. Lebih daripada 2000 pekerja eksport yang telah menyumbang tenaga ke atas pembangunan pengkalan Pulau Pinang serta bandar George Town kian dilupakan. Mereka kini mendiami kawasan yang kian pupus dan terancam nilai warisannya dengan sewa tanah yang diperbahurui setiap tahun. Setelah menanti berabad lamanya, permohonan untuk mencapai status Bandar Warisan Dunia untuk George Town, akhirnya memberi harapan untuk hak tanah mereka disahkan.
by Indrani Kopal – FFF07 Winner 30mins/2007/Malaysia
(Tamil and English with English and BM subtitles)
SynopsisTransgender issue is real, but it is a reality many Malaysian will not admit to. Treated as a sex object and often the butt of lewd jokes and social outcasts, many boys who had the urge of becoming a girl, resisted it. Suganya begs to differ. ‘She’s my son’ tells the story of Suganya from her mother’s point of view. “He”, before the sex change, had the courage to face the reality and today, as “she”, stroll the road confidently with her family and friends accepting the reality as she did.
Isu pertukaran jantina amat nyata kewujudannya, namun realitinya masih ramai rakyat Malaysia yang menafikannya. Dianggap seperti simbol seks dan dijadikan bahan jenaka berunsur berahi di samping dipinggirkan masyarakat, kebanyakan lelaki yang ingin bertukar menjadi perempuan, terpaksa menahan diri mereka. Namun, Sunganya ingin merubah segalanya. ‘Dia Anakku’ menceritakan kisah Sunganya di mata ibunya. Suganya berani untuk berhadapan dengan realiti sebelum menukar jantinanya dan kini setelah menukar jantina, dia melangkah ke hadapan dengan penuh keyakinan dan akhirnya penerimaan positif daripada keluarga dan rakan-rakannya merubah segalanya.
You can find more schedule and synopsis over at http://www.freedomfilmfest.komas.org/
Interested???
Entry is by Invitation only.. if you are interested, email your name, which session you want and how many seats to fff.penang@gmail.com
Hurry!!! it's on a 1st come 1st serve basis....
See you there!!!
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