Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Mentari (Ray of Hope) tv preview

5 x half-hour episodes docudrama, based on real-life reports of abuse filed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports and Ain Society. Mentari wants to inspire and empower both victims and the perpetrator of abuse to seek alternative means to violence.

Directed by Sanif Olek, written by Rafaat Hamzah, produced by Qaboom Communications (aka Shahrin Azhar). Premieres November 2007 on MediaCorp's Suria channel.

Note: Graphic titles are NOT final yet.

The Missing Ingredient film teasers 1 & 2

"If music be the food of love...", play on? Murni works as a lived-in maid in Singapore after her family was swept away by the tsunami in Aceh for Pak Harun, a lonely man who is still mourning for his late wife and abandoned by his gay son. What is the spice - The Missing Ingredient - that will bring these fragmented lives together?

Teasers for the upcoming debut feature by Sanif Olek. Seeks funding to film. Contact reeljuice@gmail.com



Lost Sole shortfilm trailer



How far could you go without your sole?

1 min teaser for the short film "LOST SOLE", filmed in late 2005. This film has dialogues spoken in 3 Asian languages; Baweanese, Malay & Hokien.

Selected and screening at the following film events in 2007 :-
San Francisco Int'l Asian American Film Festival (USA)
Emirates Film Competition (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Swansea Bay Film Festival (UK)
Everglades International Film Festival (South Africa)
Open Cinema Festival (St Petersburg, Russia)
Portable Film Festival www.portablefilmfestival.com

Selected and screened at the following film events in 2006 :-
Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA)
Montreal World Film Festival (Canada)
New York Asian American Int'l Film Festival (USA)
Hawaii International Film Festival (USA)
Tehran Int'l Shortfilm Festival (Iran)
3rd Singapore Short Cuts
Indianapolis International Film Festival (USA)
Queens International Film Festival (USA)
Golden Lion Film Festival (Swaziland, Africa)
New York Museum of Modern Art (USA)
FAIF International Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA)
Short Film Festival of India (Chennai, India)
Santa Fe Film Festival (USA)
Salento International Film Festival (Italy)
Boulder Asian Film Festival (USA)
DC Shorts Film Festival (Washington USA)
Winnepeg International Film Festival (Canada)
Village International D-Cinema Festival (Lisbon, Portugal)
VC Filmfest:The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (USA)
Santa Cruz Film Festival (USA)
Brooklyn Arts Council 40th Intl Film & Video Festival (USA)
Singapore Shorts Film Festival
Malaysian Video Awards

Lost Sole is a reelJuice production