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KKIFF 2013 THINK5 Entry #16 “THINK” by Nizamuddin Nu’aim

[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/64524599[/vimeo] Title: THINK By: Nizamuddin Nu’aim “THINK” is a story that centers around the acts of random people revealing the importance of thinking before engaging on anything. “The world as we have created it, is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking” – Albert Einstein Director: Nurhanie Syakirah Assistant […]

ハッピーフライト(Happy Flight), Thursday, 13 June 2013

Country Japan Synopsis Comedy and suspense take turns in this crowd-pleasing picture from popular Japanese director Shinobu Yaguchi. Flight 1980 is preparing to take off from Tokyo to Hawaii, and a team of trained professionals is working to see the flight goes smoothly, although many potential problems come to light. Among the possible disasters-in-the-making are […]

Die Fremde (When We Leave), Monday, 10 June 2013

Country Germany Synopsis German-born Umay flees her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions, torn between their love for her and the traditional values of […]

‘DUSTY’S TRAIL: SUMMIT OF BORNEO’ – Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 8.00pm

Newport Beach Film Festival Minneapolis St Paul International Film Festival 2013 International Film Festival of Environment, Health and Culture, Indonesia St Tropez International Film Festival 2013 Official Selection Dusty’s Trail is an inspirational documentary about a young man’s journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects one in 3,500 […]

ASIAN-PACIFIC DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT ‘THE RED RAIN ON THE EQUATOR – the hidden history of Borneo’ – Saturday, 8 June, 8.00pm

Directed by Nova Goh Moderated by David Ngui Selected for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2011 The director is from Kuching, Sarawak.  He learned of both his family’s past and the revolutionary movement in his hometown of Borneo when he received a letter from his mother in 2001. The film reveals the forgotten history […]