FreedomFilmFest2011 will be making its way to Sabah for the first-time in conjuction with Fiesta Feminista!

26 November 8pm
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Films

Lot, Umah Am (20 mins)
Huruf J (20mins)
Senyap Serentak (15 mins)
Ulu Bengoh Darum Pin (20 mins)

Please note that this screening is only open to participants of Fiesta Feminista.

by Dr James Gomez

Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD), will explore jointly with both its festival partners KOMAS and The Substation into the possibility of making the Singapore leg of Freedom Film Festival (FFF) an annual mainstay.

Some 140 people attended the Singapore leg of the FFF at The Substation on 28 October 2011. Hosted by the NGO SFD, this is the second time the FFF has been held in Singapore and has been widely seen as a second year of success.

Singapore’s official censor, Media Development Authority (MDA), just days before this year’s festival approved and rated all 6 films submitted for approval. Three films were rated M18 and another three NC16.

Last year, the first time the Singapore leg of FFF was held at The Substation, some 7 short films were shown and attended by 80 people. Then the Media Development Authority had rated all but one of the seven films as M18.

As with both years’ screening, audience present requested that future FFFs in Singapore feature local content. Hence, among the ideas SFD will be looking into with its partners would be support for human rights filmmaking and screening in Singapore.

*Photos courtesy of Kai Xiong

Huruf J

Afiq Deen | 2011 | 20min

What happens when your status changes from “married” to “divorced”? What has this very personal issue got to do with Human Rights? Afiq Deen gives us his take on this issue that is prevalent in Malaysia and yet still very much hidden behind closed doors.

Apa yang terjadi apabila status anda bertukar dari ‘berkahwin’ ke ‘bercerai’? Apa kaitan isu peribadi ini dengan hak asasi manusia? Melalui dokumentari ini, pembikin filem mendalami isu ini yang agak berleluasa di Malaysia tetapi masih jarang dibincangkan secara terbuka di khalayak ramai.

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