VIRTUAL FILM: ADAM ASHBURN’S SHOWREEL
Date and Time: July 2-15
Adam Ashburn’s Showreel is a love/hate letter to Malaysian cinema. This experimental satire effort, directed by Roger Liew, options an ensemble of theatre actors, specifically Aaron Teoh, Arjun Thanaraju, Putrina Rafie, Ali Alasri, Nabil Musawir and Yiky Chew with Wong Chun Yiu, Aryana Sofea, and Amir Rahim as Adam Ashburn.
This dark comedy examines the state of Malaysian filmmaking. The plot centres on first-time actor Adam Abu Bakar, who stumbles onto a film audition that catapults him to recognition, as he’s shortly forged within the lead a part of Malaysia’s most bold actor’s reel.
Adam Ashburn’s Showreel, ticketed, will be streamed through CloudTheatre.
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VIRTUAL ART: IN CONVERSATION WITH RADUAN MAN
Date and Time: Unlimited
The newest solo exhibition by woodcut and printmaking artist Raduan Man, Post-Contemporary Woodcut: Lines Of Labour, runs from July 2-16 at G13 Gallery in Petaling Jaya.
If you possibly can’t view the on-site exhibition, you possibly can be taught extra about the artist on this brief video. This exhibition showcases the evolution of Raduan’s inventive processes in woodcut methods, which he has developed over the course of greater than twenty years. For this new exhibition, Raduan has produced a collection of intricate and complex woodcuts depicting home interiors impressed by lengthy intervals of isolation in the course of the pandemic.
In Conversation With Raduan Man will be streamed through G13 Gallery’s YouTube channel.
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VIRTUAL DOCUMENTARY: IN MEMORY OF CIKGU LEE KIM SIN
Date and Time: Unlimited
Some would possibly know him as a devoted faculty instructor and well-loved grassroots politician. But greater than that, Lee Kim Sin, fondly referred to as Cikgu Lee, had an ideal ardour for historical past and heritage.
Popularly referred to as Cikgu Lee as a result of he was a biology instructor for 20 years in numerous components of Malaysia, Lee was additionally a recognisable determine as a result of he is been lively in social work since 1997. He taught at Kajang’s SMJK Yu Hua earlier than working for the state seat within the 2008 General Election. Later, he left politics to focus on neighborhood and heritage work.
Lee died of a coronary heart assault in May final 12 months. He was 66. This brief documentary film, created by neighborhood arts outfit Village Vision, is a tribute to Cikgu Lee’s work surrounding neighborhood engagement and cultural mapping. The social reformer/heritage advocate labored tirelessly to doc the historical past of the Hulu Langat space and its mukims and was additionally the director of the Kajang Heritage Centre. He was additionally a eager researcher on the Sin Sze Si Ya temples.
In Memory Of Cikgu Lee Kim Sin, in Mandarin with Bahasa Malaysia subtitles, will be streamed through Village Vision’s Youtube channel.
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WEBINAR: TRADITIONAL TEXTILES AND COSTUMES
Date and Time: July 7, 5pm
This is the sixth episode of Badan Warisan Malaysia’s six-part webinar “Spotlight On Sarawak” collection.
James Yong, president of the Sarawak Heritage Society, will focus on the present state of heritage administration in Sarawak, highlighting present and impending threats. This webinar will look at a few of Sarawak’s tangible, intangible, and pure heritage property. Wong will focus on the values ascribed to historic and cultural websites, in addition to the pure wonders of Sarawak’s mountains and rivers, and what makes Sarawak distinctive.
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