…or 10 Years Before Independence.
This is the best documentary I’ve seen from a Malaysian filmmaker. It was directed and edited by Fahmi Reza. I’m a little late to this one. I believe it’s a year old. Glad I found it though. Rather late than never.
So much of our history isn’t taught to us and films like these help reacquaint Malaysians with the parts of our past that we’d do well to remember.
We brush off and make light of the inherent flaws in our political system, jokingly saying that “it’s Malaysia” — with a tone of voice that volunteers the “What can you do?”. Behind that are managed expectations and ideals that would never dare extend past the conservative.
Just to know that there were once Malaysians who had bold national ambitions and a set of values similar to mine, lifts a weight off. All from a video on Vimeo. Bless.
As far as I’m aware this documentary was mainly distributed online. Circulated through links and seen through YouTube and Vimeo squares like the one above you.
The smart editing choices make the piece versatile enough for this medium and also attest to the competence of the filmmaker.
I’m gonna stop here with the gushing. Watch the documentary above and post your own REACTion to it, if you feel so moved.
Fahmi has a second documentary up called Revolusi ‘48. I’ll post that too, once I’ve watched it.