Indonesian Premiere
White Man's Son
Anak Omputeh
15 minutes | 2025 | Malaysia | Drama - Comedy | Malay, English
SYNOPSIS
A young boy returns home after growing up overseas in Kazakhstan for 5 years. He doesn’t speak the local language, nor is he familiar with the lifestyle of the village people. Through a slice-of-life series of comedic situations, we see how he slowly makes friends with the locals and even grows to become fond of the village.
SCHEDULE
Sun, 29 Nov 2026 | 10:00 | EMPIRE XXI | STUDIO 3
CREDIT
| Production Company | C317 |
| Producer | Kishyen Rao |
| Director | Darwish Syahmi |
| Scriptwriter | Darwish Syahmi, Nadia Mushil |
| Cinematographer | Vernice Kang |
| Production Designer | Nadia Mushil |
| Editor | Adam Khalil |
| Main Cast | Karl Amry, Megat Sharizal, Nazrief Nazri, and many more |
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| Notable Achievement | BMW Shorties 2025 – Grand Prize Winner, Best Student Shorties, People’s Choice Award
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| Contact | anakomputeh@gmail.com |
DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY
Darwish Syahmi
Darwish Syahmi is a 21 year old Malaysian writer and director based in Selangor. His work often features stories that interweave comedic irony with coming-of-age boyhood experiences. He studied film at the Faculty of Cinematic Arts in Multimedia University of Cyberjaya.
