Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Wisma Bentley Auditorium, Mutiara Damansara

Day 1 – 1 Oct

11.00am RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Like Toy Dolls
The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan

1.30pm POLITICS OF IDENTITY
Searching for a “Malaysian Identity”
Me and My Nose

2.30pm ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVISM
Oily Hair
Countdown to a Toxic Future

3.30pm WOMEN & RELIGION
Aku Siapa?

7.30pm FFF2011 WINNERS’ PREMIERE
(The premiere of FFF films will be preceded by a launch and award ceremony for the winners of the FFF 2011 film proposal competition).
Huruf J
Lot, Umah Am (Laut, Rumah Saya)
Senyap…Tersentak

Day 2 – 2 Oct

11.00am FEATURE FILM PREMIERE
Jalan Pintas

1.30pm ELECTION & DEMOCRACY
Demockcrazy
Silent
Ulu Bengoh Darom Piin

3.00pm SEXUALITY RIGHTS
Transgender: Rights and Rites
Pre Attitude
Courage Unfolds

5.00pm POPULAR RESISTANCE
Into Thin Air
The Creators

7.30pm TIKARTALK/ FILMMAKERS EXCHANGE
Films & Political Change

8.30pm INTER RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT
The Imam and the Pastor

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Penang

9 Oct – Dewan Sri Pinang, Georgetown

11.00am FEATURE FILM PREMIERE
Jalan Pintas

1.30pm ELECTION & DEMOCRACY
Demockcrazy
Silent
Ulu Bengoh Darom Piin

2.30pm SEXUALITY RIGHTS
Courage Enfolds

3.30pm WOMEN & RELIGION
Aku Siapa?

4.40pm ENVIRONMENT & ACTIVISM
Countdown to a Toxic Future

5.20pm INTER RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT
The Imam and The Pastor

7.30pm FFF2011 WINNERS’ PREMIERE
Official Launch Ceremony
Huruf J
Lot, Umah Am (Laut, Rumah Saya)

FILM PREMIERE
Senyap…Tersentak

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Sarawak

29 Oct – Harbour View Hotel, Kuching; 30 Oct – Miri

1.00pm ELECTION & DEMOCRACY
Demockcrazy
Silent
Ulu Bengoh Darom Piin

2.00pm SEXUALITY RIGHTS
Courage Enfolds

3.00pm INTER RELIGIOUS ENGAGEMENT
The Imam and The Pastor

4.00pm FFF2011 WINNERS’ PREMIERE
Huruf J
Lot, Umah Am (Laut, Rumah Saya)
Senyap…Tersentak

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Penang, Perak & Johor

8 Oct – Summit Hotel, Seberang Perai

15 Oct – Seri Manjung; 16 Oct – Menora, Ipoh

22 Oct – Tropical Inn Hotel, Johor Bahru; 23 Oct – Muar

8.00pm FFF2011 WINNERS’ PREMIERE
Huruf J
Lot, Umah Am (Laut, Rumah Saya)
Senyap…Tersentak
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Singapore

28 Oct – The Substation, 45 Armenian Street

7.00pm – 11.30pm
MENCARI KARTIKA (40 mins) 2010 (M18)
AKU SIAPA? (50 mins) 2010 (M18)
ULU BENGOH DARUM PIIN (20 mins) 2011 (NC16)
TRANSGENDER NUN : RIGHTS AND RITES (20 mins) 2011 (M18)
HURUF J (23 min) 2011 (NC16)
LOT, UMAH AM (The Sea, My Home) (23 min) 2011 (NC16)
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Synopses*

Like Toy Dolls

By Yih Wen Chen | 2010 | 5 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

LIKE TOY DOLLS is a touching and powerful mockumentary about the increasing baby dumping crimes in Malaysia–a lament of the unwanted. Using dolls as a metaphor for those tiny children who are thrown away into the trash, abandoned and sometimes killed, this short film depicts their tragic fate.

SEPERTI ANAK-ANAK PATUNG adalah dokumentari sindirin mengenai kes pembuangan bayi yang semakin berleluasa di Malaysia. Dengan menggunakan anak-anak patung sebagai perumpamaan bagi anak-anak kecil yang dibuang, terbiar dan kadang-kala terbunuh; filem pendek ini mencerminkan nasib malang mereka.

* Winner, BMW Shorties 2010

The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan

By Jamie Doran | 2010 | 52 mins | English subtitles

Bacha Bazi, which translates as “boy’s game”, is the name of an old Afghan tradition under which pubescent boys dress as women and perform dances for the pleasure of adult men. The custom, particularly widespread in the north of the country, has flourished in recent years as former army commanders and influential businessmen purchase selected boys as a kind of trophy. In this way, street orphans and boys from poor families become sexual slaves; in some cases they are even murdered.

Bacha Bazi, yang bermaksud ‘permainan lelaki’ adalah tradisi lama Afghan yang melibatkan budak-budak lelaki bawah umur berpakaian seperti wanita dan membuat persembahan tarian untuk kenikmatan lelaki dewasa. Tradisi ini, yang agak meleluasa di bahagian utara Afghanistan semakin popular baru-baru ini. Ini kerana bekas tentera dan para usahawan elit akan membeli mereka sebagai lambang kejayaan. Dengan cara ini budak-budak jalanan yatim piatu dan kanak-kanak dari keluarga miskin akan menjadi hamba seks; dan kadang-kala terbunuh.

* Best documentary, Amnesty International UK Media Award
* Sidney Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism
* Rudolf Vrba Award, One World Film Festival

Searching For A “Malaysian Identity”

By Andrew Ng and Evelyne Teh | 2011 | 5 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

In Malaysia, diversity often means ‘Malaysian + a hyphen + an ethnicity,’ but what if you … don’t fit into an obvious category? What if your background is a hybrid between two ethnics… somewhere in between, where cultural identities overlap?

Kepelbagaian di Malaysia selalu bermakna ‘Rakyat Malaysia + tanda sempang + kumpulan etnik,’ tapi bagaimana jika anda tidak tersenarai dalam apa-apa kategori yang jelas? Apa terjadi jika latar belakang anda adalah berdasarkan dua etnik dan terdapat pertindihan identiti budaya?

Me & My Nose

By 
Ziska Szemes | 2009 | 28 mins | Swedish with English & Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

Ziska Szemes was born and raised in Sweden. For as long as she can remember, she has been bothered by the fact that nobody considers her to be a Swede because of her large, hook nose and black hair. Consequently, she decides to undergo plastic surgery to get a “Swedish nose”. This film, interlaced with humorous animated scenes, takes an ironic look at how we label people according to their appearance, and it asks what really determines our identity.

Ziska Szemes dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di Sweden. Sepanjang hidupnya, dia tertekan kerana tiada siapa yang menganggap dirinya sebagai rakyat Sweden kerana hidungnya yang besar dan rambut hitamnya. Akhirnya, dia mengambil keputusan untuk melalui surgeri plastik untuk mendapatkan hidung ala ‘Swedish’. Filem ini melihat bagaimana kita sentiasa melabel orang berdasarkan rupa fizikal, lalu membawa soalan akan apakah sebenarnya yang membentuk identiti kita.

*One World Festival, Prague

Oily Hair

By Indrani Kopal & Simon De Swardt | 2010 | 7 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

A short documentary that looks into how people are taking matters into their own hands to fight the gulf oil spill in innovative and creative ways.

Dokumentari pendek yang melihat bagaimana rakyat mengambil tindakan sendiri untuk menyelesaikan masalah tumpahan minyak di Teluk dengan cara inovatif dan kreatif.

Countdown to a Toxic Future

By Jonathan Wong and Raymond Lim | 2011 | 20 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

Kuantan faces an unprecedented urgency because an Australian company is setting up a rare earth processing plant within its vicinity. Against the will of the people, this high-risk plant will be leaving behind a huge amount of hazardous waste. The repercussions would be unimaginable should we fail to halt the plant. Time is running out. Inaction has its price.

Kuantan kini sudah terdesak kerana sebuah syarikat Australia sedang membangunkan sebuah kilang untuk memproses “rare earth”/tanah nadir. Bertentangan dengan kehendak masyarakat, kilang berisiko tinggi ini akan meninggalkan sisa bahaya dalam jumlah yang amat besar. Sekiranya pembinaan kilang ini tidak diberhentikan, akibatnya tidak dapat dibayangkan sama sekali. Masa sudah suntuk.

Aku Siapa?

By Norhayati Kaprawi | 2010 | 50 mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English Subtitles

Why do Muslim women in Malaysia wear the hijab? What are their challenges? Through a series of candid interviews with Muslim women, young and old, urban and rural, director Norhayati Kaprawi uncovers why Muslim women wear the hijab, and why some take it off. “Aku Siapa” is a necessary viewing for those who are curious about the hijab and those who want to better understand political Islam and its impact on women in contemporary Malaysia.

Mengapa wanita Muslim di Malaysia memakai tudung? Apakah cabaran-cabaran mereka? Melalui siri temuramah spontan dengan wanita Muslim – tua dan muda, di bandar dan di kampung – Norhayati Kaprawi selaku pengarah cuba memahami mengapa wanita Muslim memakai tudung, dan mengapa sesetengah memilih untuk membukanya. “Aku Siapa?” harus ditonton oleh mereka yang berminat dengan isu ini dan terutama sekali bagi mereka yang ingin memahami politik Islam dan kesannya kepada wanita di Malaysia pada zaman ini.

Huruf J

By Afiq Deen | 2011 | 20 mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

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.

Lot, Umah Am (Laut, Rumah Saya)

By Liaw Pey Wen | 2011 | 20 mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English or Mandarin subtitles

For most Indigenous People, the land and forest is tied up with their identity. But what if your indigenous identity is not tied up to the land but rather to the sea? This documentary gives us a peek into the lesser known lives of the Indigenous Orang Seletar who have for generations called the Straits of Johor their home.

Bagi kebanyakkan Orang Asli, identiti mereka ada hubungkait yang kuat dengan tanah dan hutan. Tapi bagaimana pula dengan Orang Asli yang hidup di laut? Dokumentari ini menyelami kehidupan Orang Asli Seletar yang sudah turun temurun menganggap Selat Johor sebagai “rumah” mereka.

Senyap…Tersentak

By Pusat KOMAS | 2011 | 5 mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

Although BERSIH 2.0 has become the talk of town, the 8 demands of this movement for free and fair election are less well known. This video contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions and put the highlight back on the 8 Demands of BERSIH 2.0 – in simple lay person’s terms.

Walaupun menjadi buah mulut orang ramai, fakta-fakta asas dan 8 tuntutun BERSIH 2.0 masih tidak diketahui ramai. Video ini cuba menerangkan secara mudah apakah asas dan tuntutan pergerakan untuk pilihanraya yang bebas dan adil ini.

Jalan Pintas

By Nam Ron | 2011 | 70mins | Bahasa Malaysia with English subtitles

JALAN PINTAS is a fiction that revolves around the character of Bakar who- by taking a shortcut (which is the meaning of the title) -became a victim of delusional promises of Kuala Lumpur. Tracing the course of a one-day journey of his life – we see a life of a man caught between hopes and responsibilities. Directed by Namron and written by Fared Ayam, the film stars new comer Auf Razak, alongside appearances by Bront Palarae, Sharifah Amani, Mislina Mustafa, Zahiril Adzim and Beto Kusyairi.

Jalan Pintas adalah sebuah kisah fiksyen mengenai Bakar yang menjadi mangsa janji-janji manis apabila mengambil jalan pintas di Kuala Lumpur. Megikuti perjalanan seharian beliau – kami akan lihat seorang remaja yang terperangkap antara harapan dan tangungjawab. Diarah oleh Namrom dan ditulis oleh Fared Ayam, filem ini dibintangi Auf Razak, bersama Bront Palarae, Sharifah Amani, Mislina Mustafa, Zahiril Adzim dan Beto Kusyairi.

Demockcrazy

By Duangporn Pakavirojkul | 2008 | 10 mins | Thai with English subtitles

Two students are contesting in the election for a classroom leader position. Each has a chance to campaign and communicate their policies to their classmates. While the competition seemed fair, there’s another factor influencing the decision.

Dua orang pelajar bertanding untuk dipilih sebagai ketua kelas. Mereka berpeluang untuk berkempen dan menyampaikan polisi mereka kepada rakan sekelas yang lain. Meskipun pertandingan itu kelihatan adil, namun, terdapat faktor lain yang mempengaruhi keputusan pertandingan tersebut.

Silent

By Thanasit Gerbunsong | 2010 | 12mins | Thai with English subtitles

An old man decides to vote for a candidate who campaigned for waste management because he wanted a cleaner environment.

Seorang tua mengambil keputusan untuk memilih calon yang berkempen untuk sistem pemprosesan sampah sebab beliau ingin persekitaran yang lebih bersih pada masa depan.

Ulu Bengoh Darom Piin (Upper Bengoh Under Water)

By Joachim Leong | 2011 | 20 mins | Bahasa Bidayuh with English & Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

Building of the controversial Bengoh dam will forcibly displace 1,500 residents from their ancestral homes. However, contrary to popular expectations, the recent election results showed that the Bengoh residents did not use their ballot to express their unhappiness. The films ventures into the soon-to-be-submerged villages- accessible only by foot- to discover why they chose the same candidate who supported the very project that would forcibly displace them.

Pembinaan empangan Bengoh yang penuh kontroversi ini akan menyebabkan 1500 penduduk diusir dari tanah moyang mereka. Namun, keputusan pilihanraya baru-baru ini menunjukkan penduduk Bengoh tidak mengunakan kuasa undi mereka untuk menunjukkan kekecewaan mereka. Pembikin filem memasuki kampung-kampung yang bakal tengelam untuk mengenalpasti mengapa mereka masih memilih calon yang menyokong projek yang akan mengusir mereka.

Transgender: Rights and Rites

By Arvind Raj | 2011 | 20 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles

Transitioning from a man to a woman is but the first change in Sharan’s life. She wants to become a nun by dedicating her life to Bauchara Matha, a deity who is known to be the protector of the transgender community. The filmmaker follows Sharan on a journey of several rituals that are rarely performed and never recorded on film before.

Proses perubahan dari seorang lelaki ke wanita hanyalah perubahan yang pertama dalam kehidupan Sharan. Dia ingin menjadi seorang rahib yang rela mengorbankan kehidupan beliau kepada Bauchara Matha – seorang dewa yang dikenali sebagai pelindung komuniti transgender. Dalam filem ini, pengarah filem mengikuti Sharan dalam pengalaman beliau melalui beberapa upacara keagamaan yang jarang dilakukan apatah lagi dirakam dalam bentuk filem.

Pre Atitude

By Panu Saeng-xuto | 2009 | 20 mins | Thai with English subtitles

“Pre-Attitude” tells the story of homosexuals through the lives of three individuals with different roles and responsibilities as well as differing backgrounds in religion, social life, and family. Each of whom has their own sets of value and goals within the social norms prescribing their behaviors. However, the social restraints imposed on them turn out to teach them about value and real happiness in life. The director won the “Distinguished Prize (Film Category) Young Thai Artist Award 2010″ by SCG Foundation.

Filem ini menceritakan hidup 3 orang homoseksual dengan latarbelakang yang berlainan. Walaupun hidup mereka ditentukan oleh norma sosial maysarakat namun mereka tetap dapat mencari kebahagiaan dalam hidup mereka. Pengarah filem telah memenangi anugerah “Artis Thai Muda 2010 (kategori filem) oleh SCG Foundation.

Courage Unfolds

By International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and LeaP | 2008 | 32 mins | English with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles.

This video aims to highlight violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Asia while showcasing their efforts to fight for equality, safety and decriminalization. It is also a call to action for governments to use the Yogyakarta Principles – a set of 29 international legal principles- that outlines how international human rights law applies to the lives of LGBT people, and addresses human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Video ini bertujuan untuk mempamerkan keganasan dan diskriminasi yang dihadapi oleh golongan lesbian, gay, bisexual dan transgender (LGBT) di Asia disamping menunjukan usaha-usaha mereka berjuang agar tidak didiskriminasi, demi keselamatan dan hak samarata. Ia juga merupakan satu panggilan kepada pihak-pihak kerajaan untuk menggunakan Prinsip Yogyakarta – senarai 29 undang-undang antarabangsa yang menggariskan bagaimana undang-undang hak asasi menyentuh diskrimasi dari segi identiti gender dan orientasi seksual dan kehidupan golongan LGBT secara keselurahannya.

Into Thin Air

By Mohammadreza Farzad | 2010 | 27 mins | Iranian with English subtitles

A short documentary film about the ‘Bloody Friday’ massacre, which took place in Tehran on September 8th in 1979, the same month the director of the film was born. It concentrates on an excerpt of less than a minute of this horrifying footage which documents the shooting of innocent people, who had been unaware of an official curfew, by soldiers in Jaleh Square in Teheran.

Dokumentari ini mengenang kembali pembunuhan beramai-ramai ‘Bloody Friday’ yang terjadi pada 8 September 1979 – bulan yang sama pengarah filem ini dilahirkan. Ianya memberi penekanan kepada rakaman kejadian kejam ini yang menunjukkan penembakan orang awam yang tidak sedar akan darurat malam yang dikenakan oleh askar-askar di Jaleh Square, Tehran.

* Al Jazeera International Documentary Festival
* Berlin International film festival 2011

The Creators: South Africa through the Eyes of its Artists

By Laura Gamse & Jaques De Villiers | 2011 | 20 mins | English, Xhosa, Afrikaan with English subtitles

The Creators gives us an intimate insight of the sociocultural reality of post-apartheid South Africa through the eyes of several artists. Through their own creative means these artists attempt to rewite their history and the impact of apartheid and attempts to create their own personal meanings of their future.

Filem ini memberi gambaran intim teantang keadaan di Afrika Selatan masa kini selepas pemansuhan sistem apartheid melalui kaca mata beberapa penggiat seni. Artis-artis ini menulis kembali sejarah – dan impak-impak apartheid – dalam bahasa seni mereka tersendiri.

“A profoundly human and humane portrait of an inhumane reality.” Ian Biederman (Shark, Crossing Jordan, Law & Order)

TIKAR TALK – “Filmakers and Political Change”

FFF’s own “Tikar Talk” is making a comeback this year. Tikar talk is an informally structured exchange of ideas on social filmmaking between filmmakers and those interested in social filmmaking. Our topic this year is, “Filmmakers and Political change” and we hope that the occasion wil provide an opportunity for us to share, laugh and scream and brainstorm together as a community of people who believe in social filmmaking.

“Tikar Talk” kembali semula tahun ini! Tikar Talk adalah sesi santai untuk bertukar pendapat dan idea mengenai pembikinan filem sosial antara pengarah-pengarah filem dan mereka yang berminat dengan pembuatan filem sosial. Topik tahun ini adalah “Pembikin Filem dan Perubahan Politik”, dan kami berharap sesi ini akan membuka peluang untuk semua berkongsi cerita dan bertukar pendapat sebagai sebuah komuniti yang percaya dengan penggunaan filem sosial.

The Imam and The Pastor

By Alan Channer | 2008 | 39 mins | English with English subtitles

In the 1990s, Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa led opposing, armed militias, dedicated to defending their respective communities as violence broke out in Kaduna, northern Nigeria. Now the two men are co-directors of the Muslim-Christian Interfaith Mediation Centre in their city, leading task-forces to resolve conflicts across Nigeria. The film tells how they made this remarkable transition. It is both a moving story of forgiveness and a case-study of a successful grass-roots initiative to rebuild communities torn apart by conflict.

Pada tahun 1990-an, pastor James Wuye dan Imam Muhammad Ashafa telah mengetuai kumpulan militia bersenjata yang bertentangan di Nigeria. Namun sekarang, mereka berdua adalah pengarah bersama di Pusat Pengantara Agama Islam-KrisPian yang menerajui usaha penyelesaian konflik di Nigeria. Filem ini menceritakan perubahan peribadi mereka yang luar biasa dan adalah satu kes contoh bagaimana masyarakat boleh dibina semula selepas konflik.

*The content of these films are the creative output of the respective filmmakers and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
Isi kandungan filem adalah hasil karya pembikin filem dan tidak semestinya mencerminkan pendirian European Union.