Oasis of Now
Indonesian Premiere
90 minutes | 2023 | Malaysia, Singapore, France | Narrative | 🔊Vietnamese, Cantonese, Malay, Mandarin | English Sub. | N/A
Synopsis
A woman is secretly meeting a small girl at the corner of a stairwell in an old Kuala Lumpur apartment. They see each other occasionally here, sharing a moment together before returning separately to their homes, but nothing is quite what it seems.
Schedule
MON, 27 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 1 | 12:00
TUE, 28 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 4 | 17:45
Director's Biogrpahy
Chia Chee Sum
CHIA Chee Sum is a Malaysian filmmaker, an alumnus of the Asian Film Academy (Busan), FIRST Training Camp (Xining), and recipient of Talents Tokyo 2020 Award. His short film HIGH WAY (2018), won the Jury Prize at the Busan International Short Film Festival. He is co-founder of theCommonist, a film and animation production company based in Malaysia and Thailand. His feature film debut, OASIS OF NOW, was developed at the SEAFIC Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab and presented at Locarno Open Doors Hub, Talents Tokyo and Berlinale Talent Project Market.
Crew & Cast
Production Company theCommonist (Malaysia), Afternoon Pictures (Malaysia), Akanga Film Asia (Singapore), La Fabrica Nocturna Cinema (France)
Producer Lee Yve Vonn, Fran Borgia, Xavier Rocher, Chia Chee Sum
Main Cast Ta Thi Diu, Aster Yeow Ee, Abd Manaf Bin Rejab
ScreenplayChia Chee Sum
Cinematographer Jimmy Gimferrer
Editor Chloe Yap Mun Ee, Chia Chee Sum
Notable Achievement
Busan International Film Festival, 2023
Filmography
HIGH WAY (2018)
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