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August Sun
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, e...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012 and Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 44 mins
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This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband,...
This filmic offering by acclaimed director Prasanna Vithanage (Walls Within and Death on a Full Moon Day) is a poignant narrative of human displacement against the backdrop of the bitter, real-life conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The film traces the experience of three individuals, each of whom is affected by the war in different ways. Chamari enlists the aid of a London-based journalist to help locate her husband, a pilot who was captured by the Tamil Tigers; a young Muslim boy Arfath tries to keep his dog, even as his family joins thousands of other Muslims in a mass exodus to escape the conflict; and Dumida, a lonely young soldier, discovers that his sister has been working as a prostitute in a brothel that serves both Sinhalese and Tamil soldiers. All of these events, presented from a Sinhalese perspective, take place under the searing heat of a hot August sun and the weight of lengthy civil war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Jury Prize and nominated Lino Brocka Award Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003; Grand Prix des Amriques Montreal World Film Festival 2003; FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award Singapore International Film Festival 2004; Amiens International Film Festival 2003; International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004; Deauville Asian Film Festival 2004.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Contributor
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Mohamed Rahfiulla, fl. 2003, Nimmi Harasgama, fl. 1997-2012, Peter D'Almeida, fl. 1994-2003
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Sri Lankan, Armed forces, Refugees, War, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
Awards Event
Vesoul Asian Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, Montréal World Film Festival, Fribourg International Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival
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Perth
directed by Djinn, 1968-; performed by A. Panneeirchelvam, fl. 2004, Qiu Lian Liu, fl. 2004 and Kay Tong Lim, 1954- (Singapore: Privately Published), 1 hour 42 mins
As he enters the fifth decade of his life, Harry has nothing to show for it. Over drunken nights with his drinking buddy Selva, he alternately rages against an unfaithful ex-wife who gambled away his savings, regrets the alienation of his only son, and spins dreams of a simple, peaceful retirement in the Austr...
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directed by Djinn, 1968-; performed by A. Panneeirchelvam, fl. 2004, Qiu Lian Liu, fl. 2004 and Kay Tong Lim, 1954- (Singapore: Privately Published), 1 hour 42 mins
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As he enters the fifth decade of his life, Harry has nothing to show for it. Over drunken nights with his drinking buddy Selva, he alternately rages against an unfaithful ex-wife who gambled away his savings, regrets the alienation of his only son, and spins dreams of a simple, peaceful retirement in the Australian city of Perth. When he loses his job as a shipyard security guard, he is forced to work under his young friend Angry Boy Lee, d...
As he enters the fifth decade of his life, Harry has nothing to show for it. Over drunken nights with his drinking buddy Selva, he alternately rages against an unfaithful ex-wife who gambled away his savings, regrets the alienation of his only son, and spins dreams of a simple, peaceful retirement in the Australian city of Perth. When he loses his job as a shipyard security guard, he is forced to work under his young friend Angry Boy Lee, driving high-class prostitutes to their rich clientele. One in particular, a young Vietnamese girl named May, catches Harry's eye, and when the two seem to connect, he takes her under his wing. But as the nights pass, May returns to his car with an increasingly ugly collection of welts and bruises, and Harry decides that he will save this young girl, at any cost. Chronicled as Singapore's answer to "Taxi Driver," and shot on 20 locations that archive this fast-changing city, Djinn promises a dark tale and delivers Harry's gruesome, violent quest for redemption. Awards/Festivals: Won 2004 Lino Brocka Award, Won 2008 Lyon Asian Film Festival - Best Film award, Best New Asian Cinema award, Best Film Award (Press) and 3rd Prix Youth Award (Public), Winner Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Best Film award and Best New Talent award. 17th Singapore International Film Festival 2004.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
A. Panneeirchelvam, fl. 2004, Qiu Lian Liu, fl. 2004, Kay Tong Lim, 1954-
Author / Creator
Djinn, 1968-, A. Panneeirchelvam, fl. 2004, Qiu Lian Liu, fl. 2004, Kay Tong Lim, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Aging, Sex industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Djinn.
Awards Event
Cinemanila International Film Festival
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Squatter Punk
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
Set in the slums of Manila where law enforcement is rare, Squatterpunk chronicles the punk lifestyles of the youth as they scavenge the garbage beach for a living while still managing to play around. A film that casts a tenderly poetic eye at the squalor of Manila.
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973- (Philippines: Privately Published), 1 hour 19 mins
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Set in the slums of Manila where law enforcement is rare, Squatterpunk chronicles the punk lifestyles of the youth as they scavenge the garbage beach for a living while still managing to play around. A film that casts a tenderly poetic eye at the squalor of Manila.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Poverty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Used by permission of Khavn De La Cruz.
Awards Event
Cinemanila International Film Festival
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رنگ خدا
directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully...
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directed by Majid Majidi, 1959-; performed by Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999 and Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010 (Iran: Cinemajidi), 1 hour 30 mins
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This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur...
This film tells the story of Mohammad, who after a year in Tehran learning to read Braille, returns to his village with his widowed father. His father fears that a blind son will prevent him from marrying again, so he puts Mohammad into an apprenticeship program as a carpenter. The Color of Paradise is a painfully beautiful film about a blind boy's ability to see more than others who are bound by tradition and religion. Filmed with mainly amateur actors, this is an award winning and critically acclaimed film. Awards: Best Film and Best Actor at Cinemanila (Philippines) International Film in 2000; Festival Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor at Valenciennes (France) Film Festival in 2000; Best Director at Isfahan Children and Young Adults Film Festival in 2000; Best Film at Fajr (Tehran) International Film Festival in 1999; Grand Prix Americas Award for Best Film at Montreal World Film Festival in 1999.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012-06-06
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Author / Creator
Majid Majidi, 1959-, Salameh Feyzi, fl. 1999, Mohsen Ramezani, fl. 1999, Hossein Mahjoub, fl. 1984-2010
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Cinemajidi
Topic / Theme
Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 Used by permission of Cinemajidi.
Awards Event
Young Artist Awards, Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films, Uruguayan Film Critics Association, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, Online Film Critics Society Awards, Montréal World Film Festival, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Gijón International Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival, Chlotrudis Awards
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Mondomanila
directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Timothy Mabalot, fl. 2007-2014, Kristine Kintana, fl. 2008-2014 and Marife Necesito, fl. 1996-2013 (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 12 mins
Mondo Cane is the legendary and cruel shockumentary by Gualtiero Jacopetti. Khavn sees his own Mondo in Manila. Jacopetti was an outsider; Khavn is a participant. The secret of Khavn is that he shows poverty and injustice in an almost cheerful way, making it even more awkward.
Life in the slums of large Third Wor...
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directed by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; produced by Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-; performed by Timothy Mabalot, fl. 2007-2014, Kristine Kintana, fl. 2008-2014 and Marife Necesito, fl. 1996-2013 (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 12 mins
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Mondo Cane is the legendary and cruel shockumentary by Gualtiero Jacopetti. Khavn sees his own Mondo in Manila. Jacopetti was an outsider; Khavn is a participant. The secret of Khavn is that he shows poverty and injustice in an almost cheerful way, making it even more awkward.
Life in the slums of large Third World cities has been filmed in many different ways, but never before was a musical made about it. Khavn De La Cruz has been involved sinc...
Mondo Cane is the legendary and cruel shockumentary by Gualtiero Jacopetti. Khavn sees his own Mondo in Manila. Jacopetti was an outsider; Khavn is a participant. The secret of Khavn is that he shows poverty and injustice in an almost cheerful way, making it even more awkward.
Life in the slums of large Third World cities has been filmed in many different ways, but never before was a musical made about it. Khavn De La Cruz has been involved since 2003 with a unique celebration of the lives of losers in the ghettos of Manila, the Filipino capital. Characters like the teenager Tony D and his depraved friends. There’s Lovely Loanshark, the gambling addict, a slum milker who's always screaming. Sgt. Pepper is a policeman and (to his great dismay) the father of only daughters and a gay son. There’s Steve Banners, the old white pederast, and Ogo X, the misformed rapper. Mondomanila got support from HBF a long time ago and was finally made with mainly private money. The film shows a colourful, occasionally almost glamorous but also violent, rancid and perverse society in the gutter, in flashy, fast-cut scenes, with absurd dialogues and bizarre events. Khavn shakes up film styles to his heart's content: exuberant video clips, grubby film noir, hyper-realistic documentary and even slapstick - linked by an original story and rousing music.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Timothy Mabalot, fl. 2007-2014, Kristine Kintana, fl. 2008-2014, Marife Necesito, fl. 1996-2013
Contributor
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-
Author / Creator
Khavn De La Cruz, 1973-, Timothy Mabalot, fl. 2007-2014, Kristine Kintana, fl. 2008-2014, Marife Necesito, fl. 1996-2013
Date Published / Released
2010, 2012
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Filipino people, Youth, Slums, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Khavn de la Cruz
Awards Event
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival
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Red Dragonflies
directed by Liao Jiekai, fl. 2010; produced by Tan Bee Thiam, fl. 2010-2013 and Lyn-Anne Loy, fl. 2010, 13 Little Pictures; performed by Jason Hui, fl. 2010, Mei Guang Chen, fl. 2010 and Haruka Ashida, fl. 2010 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2010), 1 hour 36 mins
Rachel and her two friends explore an abandoned railway track that runs through a dense forest, but an unforeseen incident brings their little adventure to an abrupt end. Elsewhere, 26-year-old Rachel rekindles an old friendship with a high school friend. When a little boy from her past reappears, Rachel finds her...
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directed by Liao Jiekai, fl. 2010; produced by Tan Bee Thiam, fl. 2010-2013 and Lyn-Anne Loy, fl. 2010, 13 Little Pictures; performed by Jason Hui, fl. 2010, Mei Guang Chen, fl. 2010 and Haruka Ashida, fl. 2010 (Singapore: 13 Little Pictures, 2010), 1 hour 36 mins
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Rachel and her two friends explore an abandoned railway track that runs through a dense forest, but an unforeseen incident brings their little adventure to an abrupt end. Elsewhere, 26-year-old Rachel rekindles an old friendship with a high school friend. When a little boy from her past reappears, Rachel finds herself retracing a trail of iron and wood. Wistful and mysterious, the film depicts a world littered with incongruity, absences and trace...
Rachel and her two friends explore an abandoned railway track that runs through a dense forest, but an unforeseen incident brings their little adventure to an abrupt end. Elsewhere, 26-year-old Rachel rekindles an old friendship with a high school friend. When a little boy from her past reappears, Rachel finds herself retracing a trail of iron and wood. Wistful and mysterious, the film depicts a world littered with incongruity, absences and traces of childhood dreams.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Jason Hui, fl. 2010, Mei Guang Chen, fl. 2010, Haruka Ashida, fl. 2010
Contributor
Wan Ping Looi, fl. 2008, Tan Bee Thiam, fl. 2010-2013, Lyn-Anne Loy, fl. 2010, 13 Little Pictures, Leslie Low, fl. 2005-2010, Hualampong Riddim, fl. 2003-2011
Author / Creator
Liao Jiekai, fl. 2010, Jason Hui, fl. 2010, Mei Guang Chen, fl. 2010, Haruka Ashida, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
13 Little Pictures
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Youth
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of 13 Little Pictures.
Awards Event
Cinemanila International Film Festival, Tokyo International Film Festival, Santiago International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, Jeonju International Film Festival
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