`Gadoh' 's Penang launch at Penang Film Club!

Halo friends,
If you wonder why ethnic differences tend to become a source of conflicts instead of mutual enrichment come to see this well made local film about ethnic identity in Malaysia! Directed by Brenda Danker and Namron the film has been launched in KL to critical acclaim. All Malaysians concerned about the future of our ethnic relation should watch this. Anyone concerned about ethnic politics should also watch this. Anyone concerned about how repressive laws like ISA are justified as a means to so call keep ethnic `balance' and `peace' should also watch this.

Details of screening:

Date: July 26th(Sunday)
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: D' Space (3rd floor, 62 Weld Quay)
Entrance: FREE
Trailer: here

Presented by: Penang Film Club
Enq.013-5900339(Ong BK)

Cool cartoon site from Singapore!

See here for a cool cartoon site-Recommended by Ziaudin. About the best cartoon site after the (in)famous Talking Cock web site-also from Singapore.

ong BK

For a sample watch here:

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New filming project taken off!

Since there was no screening tonite due to lack of recommendation for screening title I'm posting this latest video from me for your enjoyment/comments.

I'll be travelling till next fortnight-so there will only be another screening in 4 week's time ie July 26th. Hopefully I can find another great title from Indonesia for the screening. However you are free to suggest good titles for the screening then.

Update on filming project:
The crew has started doing interviews with various disabled groups to make a short film for the Freedom Film Fest competition 2009, in the last few days. Hopefully we can finalise a script soon to see through the film's final completion. The inerviews with about 20 disabled persons have provided numerous interesting stories-hopefully we can string them up to make an interesting film that also serve to raise public awareness about the disabled communities when there are some changes at the government levels in the last year or so.

Crew: Bernard, Chuin Yip, Ziaudeen, Ong BK

New blog for the kids: http://madmamak.blogspot.com

Ziaudeen just started a new blog here, with a funny new short film as well, watch it here.

Next screening: `Gie' from Indonesia-must watch for students activists!

Just got back from Jakarta for a workshop-and took the opportunity to locate some good indie films there. Guess what I found:`Gie' -a multiple awards winning film from 2005, featuring Indonesia's famous son and student activist Soe Hok Gie, whose short life reflected the turmoil surrounding Indonesia's nation building crisis at 1965 when General Suharto rose through a coup. Soe Hok Gie was well known for his book `Catatan Seorang Demonstran' (1st print:1983) (`Notes of a demonstrator')-and the film is based on his book/diary. So we have a film to show for next screening now:

Date: June 14th (sunday)
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: D' Space (62 Weld Quay, 3rd floor)

All welcome!

Enq.013-5900339(Ong BK)

Since I was there I took the chance to document the 5-year old bus way in Jakarta-the idea has spreaded to various Indonesian cities since then. Have a look at this wonderful idea from South America:

Meeting for a new film shoot !

Calling members & interested parties for new film shoot!(Postponed-sorries)

Apologies: the meeting has been postponed due to unforseen circumstances-keep watch here for future arrangement/for meeting to be reconvened. Ong BK

Penang Film Club intend to submit a new film to the Freedom Film Fest 2009 competition-and we are calling for a get-together for all those who may want to involve in the project. Meeting details:

Date: May 24th (Sunday)
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: D' Space(62 Weld Quay-see map through a link in a box on the right)

There will be film making workshops and a chance to learn film making from the beginning to the end. Equipments are not neccesary. The meeting will be a continuation of a brain storming session which had been started to kick start the film project. For more details of the Freedom Film Fest 2009 go to here.

Enq. 013-5900339(Ong) 0194705763(Dalbinder)

Next screening

Due to commitment to go abroad by the organiser the next screening will be postponed to June 14th. Sorry for inconveniences! Titles suggestions are welcome!

Ong BK

`The Great Debaters' for this sunday!

Halo folks,

Without any suggestions for screening titles so far we are screening a good title which was proposed for earlier screening: `The Great Debaters' -something which we wanted to show very much after Obama came to power in US last year! It is based on a true story which tells how a debating team from US's deep/racist south took on an elite team in Harvard. Very recommended for those into debates!

The screening should make a good sequel to `Crash' -another great anti-racism title, which we showed last fortnight ago.

Screening details:
Date: May 17th(Sunday)
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: 62 Weld Quay
Enq. 013-5900339

See you there!

Admission is FREE, as usual.

Ong BK

1 arrest in Penang last night (May 7th 2009)

Last weekend we screened `Crash' an anti-racism film based on Los Angeles context to our usual crowd.

Another 2 weeks' time we will be doing our next screening-your sugestion on title/s are welcome!

Ong BK