FORGET ME NOT
ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
SHORTS
DIRECTED BY Anwar Johari Ho
17 Minutes | Fiction | Video File | Colour | o.v. Mandarin, Cantonese | sub. English | Malaysia, 2019
SCHEDULE
21 NOV | THU | 13:00 | Studio 1
SYNOPSIS
Forget Me Not is a romantic drama period piece set in late 90s London. Told in three parts, in three different nights, and in three different years; the story revolves around the transnational romantic encounters between a Malaysian Chinese and a Chinese Mainlander who are immigrants working in London, fatefully meeting during a smoke break. The past, present, and future collide in this romantic tale of displacement, diaspora and the circularity of life.
Forget Me Not adalah sebuah drama romantis berlatar kota London tahun 90-an. Terbagi dalam tiga babak dalam tiga malam yang berbeda dan di tiga tahun yang berbeda; cerita ini berputar di sekitar pertemuan-pertemuan romantis transnasional antara seorang Tionghoa Malaysia dan seorang Tionghoa Daratan yang merupakan dua imigran yang bekerja di London, dipertemukan oleh takdir dalam waktu istirahat untuk merokok. Masa lalu, masa kini, dan masa depan beradu dalam kisah romantis tentang pemindahan, diaspora, dan lingkaran
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DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY
Anwar Johari Ho
(Malaysia, 1996)
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2019 FORGET ME NOT (short) – Best Short Film, 2019 JAFFNA International Cinema Festival – Official Exhibition Film, 2019 Nabuturan Independent Film Exhibition – In Competition, 2019 Seashort Film Festival |
Production Company
Contact:
Anwar Johari Ho : anwar7249@gmail.com