University of Nottingham Malaysia
School of
Media, Languages and Cultures
     
  

5th SeaShorts Film Festival (Pre-Festival Screening)

Date(s)
28th - 29th April 2021
Contact
For more information on this event, kindly e-mail Dr Thomas Barker.
Description

University of Nottingham Malaysia 
28 and 29 April 2021  

Screening: From 09:00; 28th April to 21:00; 29th April (36 hours)
Sharing Session: 29th April 2021; 21:00 to 22:00 


List of Short Films:

FF1

1. The Slums by Jan Andrei Cobey (Philippines) / The Slums’ is a mockumentary that follows a documentary team as they terrorise a poor family living in the urban slums of Manila. The film features the colourful lives of the Reyes family: Nayda, the family’s loving mother with body image issues; Julio, the hardworking but not very bright father; Oliver, the fabulous son who wants to be a supermodel; Boy, the youngest and naughtiest child; and Pam, the feisty eldest child of the family. / 20min

2. Elsa by Lim Jen Nee (Singapore) / 6-year old Stanley has a year left to be Disney’s Queen Elsa to his heart’s content, before formal education starts. / 8min

3. Sunny Side of the Street by Andrew Kose (Indonesia) / During the May’98 Jakarta riot, two strangers share a journey home through a disquieting night. / 12min

4. Prelude of the Moving Zoo by Sorayos Prapapan (Thailand) / Dusit Zoo closed to the public in 2018. The iconic, popular spot started life as Thai King Rama V’s private garden. The filmmaker records the last day it’s open in his own idiosyncratic way. / 17min

5. Peon by June Wong, Shaiful Yahya, and Syaz Zainal (Malaysia) / ‘Peon’ is a true story told through a delivery rider’s phone screen. An order comes in to deliver passports. On his way, he receives a voice message offering him money to send it to a different address. He finds out that the passports belong to a group of Bangladeshi workers. / 15min 

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Details

Online Screening Link:

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/517675286
Password: seashortsnottingham
Access Date: 09:00; 28th April to 21:00; 29th April (36 hours)

Sharing Session
Date: 29th April 2021
Time: 21:00 to 22:00
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xbn-qnbc-opo

More information about SeaShorts: https://seashorts.org/

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