Freedom Film Fest to screen in Penang this weekend
Posted on 3 October 2011 - 08:45pm
Bernard Cheah
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3, 2011): The FreedomFilmFest (FFF) 2011 films will be screened in both the mainland and island of Penang this weekend.
The human rights film festival, organised by Pusat KOMAS and supported by the Penang state government and Suaram, will be held at Summit Hotel, Bukit Mertajam, on Saturday from 8pm to 11pm.
It will then be presented at the Dewan Sri Pinang in George Town on Sunday from 11am to 11pm.
FreedomFilmFest assistant coordinator Yow Chong Lee said the screenings here will feature three short films titled 'Huruf J', 'Lot, Umah Am' and 'Senyap... Tersentak'.
"The first two films were winning films of the FFF 2011 film proposal competition, while the last is a production by Pusat KOMAS," he said.
While 'Huruf J' touches on issues faced by widows and 'Lot, Umah Am' talks about indigenous Orang Seletar fishermen living along the Straits of Johor, 'Senyap... Tersentak' highlights the eight demands made by the Bersih 2.0 movement.
"After each viewing, we will engage with the audience on the issues of those films," said Yow at a press conference recently.
Suaram Penang Coordinator Ong Jing Cheng and State Cultural Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai were present as well.
Wong said that the state government supports such film festivals which touch on human rights issues.
"This is a film festival which is not normally seen in other places here," he said.
Admission is free. For details, visit freedomfilmfest.komas.org or email freedomfilmfest@komas.org
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