The film festival..

I came across this in the Imperial Malaysian Society newsletter. KOMAS will be organizing a freedom film festival that raises issues regarding social justice and human rights in Malaysia through film. It will be held on the 28th of March at the Garden Court Chambers. They will be screening a compilation of documentaries that were screened at each freedom film festival from 2004-2008. Tickets are GBP5 (used to cover the cost of the venue hire) and any proceeds will go to Harinder Veriah Trust, a UK charity that works with underprivileged children in Malaysia

I think that it'll be a good opportunity to listen and see some interesting and thought provoking films/documentaries, especially when what we get fed from the Malaysian mainstream media can be extremely skewed sometimes (if not most of the time). I'm sure that there's always something that we can learn. If not to learn, at least come to see Dr. Mahathir's quarrel with a 10 year old boy from Surrey. That'll be interesting =)

A brief summary of the documentaries being screened:

• Dr.Mahathir's quarrel with a 10 year old boy from Surrey, in Penusah Tana
• Naked Ear Squats in Kopi-O-Khau, about police brutality.
• Collapse of the Highland Towers, in Twelve 11
• A 20-year court case over £5, in Rainy Days
• Scenes from the BERSIH march in Pilihanraya Umum ke-12
• films with original soundtracks by women activists
• on listening
• the 'Special Branch' and detention under the ISA
• those seen but not heard - 9000 refugee children in Malaysia
• and empty streets on Hartal day in 1947

For more information, visit the freedom film festival london website.

Do come along and do bring your friends too.