University of Nottingham Malaysia
School of
Media, Languages and Cultures
     
  

Screening of Jagat (2015) and a special Q&A with the director and producer

Location
F1A11, F4LG06
Date(s)
25th - 26th April 2017
Contact
For more information on this event, you can contact Thomas Barker.
Description
Jagat is a coming-of-age story about a boy growing up in a community of Tamil immigrants in Malaysia during the 1990s. The film introduces us to Appoy (Harvind Raj), a spirited kid who would rather watch gangster flicks and make prank calls than memorize his multiplication tables. Desperately trying to keep his son on the straight path, Appoy’s hard-working father becomes increasingly abusive, as the boy is inexorably drawn to the criminal lifestyle of his uncle, a henchman for a local Malaysian gang.  

In Tamil and Malaysian with English subtitles.

Starring: Harvind Raj, Jibrail Rajhula, Kuben Mahadevan, Marup Mustapah.

Screening: 25 April 2017, Tuesday from 17:00 to 19:00 @ F1A11
Q&A: Wednesday, 26 April 2017, Wednesday from 09:00 to 11:00 @ F4LG06

Director Shanjey Kumar Perumal and producer Siva Perianan will attend the Q&A.

Details: 
Date: 25 & 26 April 2017, Tuesday & Wednesday
Time: 17:00 to 19:00; 09:00 to 11:00
Venue: F1A11 & F4LG06  
             The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
             Jalan Broga 43500 Semenyih

About the director:
Shanjey Kumar Perumal graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) with a Communication Degree in Film and Broadcasting. He went on to write and direct more than 300 episodes of content for Malaysian television, and other projects in documentary, short films, musicals and children’s programmes. He first came to prominence in 2006 when his short film, Thaipoosam, was screened at the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In 2009, his short film Machai was awarded the Grand Prize at the BMW Shorties Malaysia. His short film Jagat went on to win Best Cinematography at the International Toronto Tamil Film Festival in 2011. In 2011, Shanjhey Kumar Perumal founded Skyzen (M) Sdn. Bhd, with the aim of producing high quality Films (Fictional, Documentary and Experimental). Jagat is his first feature.

This event is free and open to all.

School of Media, Languages and Cultures

University of Nottingham Malaysia
Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

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