In collaboration with Mini Film Festival.
THE LAST BREATH / HEMBUS
Drama | 10m
Director: Anel Sahfihie
Synopsis: After the passing of Takung, an old Dusun Christian lady, her death was mourned by her family and the villagers. However, there are some parties who claimed that she had embraced another religion before she dies. This has brought a conflict between Takung's family and those who are responsible to arrange the burial ceremony whether to bury her as a Christian or as a Muslim.
WAITING FOR YOU / MENUNGGU KAU PULANG
Drama | 26m
Director: Izaq Yuzaini
Synopsis: A transgender taking care of his senile father after his brother died during MCO. Trying to figure out his brother’s death, he has to accept the fate that his father is always waiting for one of his sons' return.
IN THE CRACKS OF STONE / 小草
Drama | 15m
Director: Ng Mun Cui
Synopsis: When the plan changed, Ah Girl (26) needed to make another choice in her life. She returned home and spent a day with her family.
DORA
Documentary | 7m
Director: Moh’d Faijan Mustapha
Synopsis: Inspired by Dora Jalius, a girl from Simohong who showed Sabah Pongo Society (PONGO) the incredible impact of kindness on humanity. She was diagnosed with brain cancer and never forgot her family. The love from her family became the foundation of PONGO's Development Programme in Simohong.
SUDDEN UNCERTAINTY / BAGAN
Drama | 24m
Director: Firdaus Balam
Synopsis: Frankie lives at home with his grandma while his peers go off to school. When a government notice arrives one day announcing land reform of his village, Frankie is unable to read it. Too proud to ask his best friend Gamat for help, he spirals into rage and later, regret. Bagan tells the story of the final days of a dying village, told through the eyes of a pair of adolescents; when innocence clashes with the harsh reality of growing up and moving on.
ECHO / KELINGUH
Drama | 19m
Director: Jeremy Jecky
Synopsis: Elena's search for her missing husband brings her back to their past and inadvertently leads her to a surreal and magical landscape.