Sunday, 28 September 2008

FreedomFilmFestival 2008

We left the safe bubble of Singapore for a day of political films at the Freedom Film Festival 2008 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Leaving the bubble for the first time after 6 weeks I was amazed by the change. There was dirt in the streets. Traffic. Honking. Graffiti. Smells. Pleasant and unpleasant ones. Plants growing naturally. Seeing life again. And in the freezing conference room, movies about Human Rights. Some of them banned. Like Seelan Palay's 'One Nation Under Lee'.
Among the few guests some old Singaporean Rebels like playwright Robert Yeo. Despite the small audience discussion after the movies were inspiring and intense, sometimes personal. A great day.
Here are the pictures:
FreedomFilmFestival 2008