about the movies we're watching on Sunday

3 Movies by Amir Muhammad

Sunday, 13 March 2005

Actors Studio Bangsar,
Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL.


@ 6: 30 pm


THE BIG DURIAN (75 min)

On 18 October 1987, a soldier, Private Adam, ran amok with an M16 in
Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur. Due to the thorny circumstances of the time and
place, his amok triggered a citywide panic and rumours of racial riots.
Why did he do it? Why were Malaysians so jittery at the time? And what
happened next? This docu-drama has screened in 22 film festivals
including Sundance 2004.
Malay, English, Cantonese and Hokkien with English subtitles.

Admission: RM10.



@ 8: 30 pm


THE YEAR OF LIVING VICARIOUSLY (63 min)
TOKYO MAGIC HOUR (60 min)

Two contrasting movies set abroad. The first is a socio-political
documentary around the making of an epic Indonesian film, "Gie", that takes
place during

that country's first direct presidential elections. The second is an
experimental romance between two men, narrated against digitally
manipulated imagery,

60 poems of love, and Hardesh Singh's edgy music. With the help of The
Nippon Foundation's API Fellowship.
Bahasa Indonesia and Malay with English subtitles.

Admission: RM10.


Brief Q&A after the screenings


Enquiries: (03) 2094 0400 (no reservations necessary) or
kancah@pc.jaring.my

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"Amir Muhammad is a wholly distinctive voice in Southeast Asian movies.
Essayist, activist, and sociologist all in one, he deploys whimsical
humor and sharp analysis..."
- Dennis Lim,
The Village Voice (USA)


"The next Muslim filmmaker everyone will be talking about"
- Chuck Stephens,
San Francisco Bay Guardian (USA)



"The funniest and most politically astute filmmaker in Malaysia"
- Tony Rayns,
Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada).


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James Lee