Thursday, April 12, 2007

Malaysian Cinema: April 13 - 15

A Yasmin Ahmad Retrospective: Contemporary Malaysian Cinema

April 13-15, 2007
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts

This program presents films by Yasmin Ahmad, one of Malaysia's leading
female filmmakers. Ms. Ahmad, a recent award winner at the Berlin

International Film Festival, will be present at selected screenings to
discuss her films and the state of contemporary Malaysian cinema. She
will be joined by her producer, Elyna Shukri (Sepet, Gubra). All films will
be screened at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts and will
be free and open to the public.

For questions and more information on the films, please contact
956-2688.