Headline :Creative effort in short takes

NEW SUNDAY TIME-SHOWTIME
Date :31/10/2004
Page:07
Byline :By R.S. Kamini
Type : Entertainment

SHORT films introduce to you to a world that does not exist in the commercial cinemas.
For example, I8?, Defend Human Rights, Legalise Ganja - these graffiti and more have been mysteriously appearing on walls around Kuala Lumpur but is it an act of vandalism or professional art?
That was what Danny Lim explored through a self-produced short documentary titled 18?. He spoke to professional artists and critics about the agenda behind the graffiti.
"The whole idea of the graffiti made me wonder who is behind this and what they were trying to prove. That provoked me to pursue the topic," said Danny Lim, a journalist.
"Some said it concerned money-politics at a time when 18 politicians were being investigated for corruption. I wanted to know how far this was true," he added.
Lim's documentary was among six screened by Kelab Seni Filem Malaysia at HELP Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
The show was hosted by independent film-maker, Amir Muhammad. One documentary worth mentioning is young Zan Azlee's R.A.H.M.A.N who explored a prophecy created by urbanites on the first alphabet of each Prime Ministers reigning the country and what comes after the final
letter.
Another short offering came from former YouthQuake writer Malina Shamsuddin and student Halimatul Saadiah. They took Arranged Marriages and looked at this topic from different cultures
The full-house auditorium stayed for even the question-and-answer session.
According to Amir, the documentaries were chosen based on the directors' ability to entertain and present the subject without self-censorship. -nsunt@nst.com.my
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