ETC. Fest 2025: Film Festival Screenings (Day 2)

English Theatre Collaboration

Venue:

Auditorium, Centre of Foundations in Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Date: 09/11/2025

Time: 9:00AM

Language: English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia

Subtitle/Surtitle: English

Category: Film

Tags: Experimental, Screening, Documentary

Duration: 75 minutes without intermission

Doors Open: 30 minutes before the event

Seating: Free Seating

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Recommended for: 13 years old and above

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RM6.00, RM12.00

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Duration: 75 minutes without intermission

Doors Open: 30 minutes before the event

Seating: Free Seating

Dress Code: Smart Casual

Recommended for: 13 years old and above

A range of thought-provoking documentaries on passion, love and the arts, with a generous serving of back to back adrenaline rushes and tear-jerkers. Tune into 16 features from promising local filmmakers, each leaving an echo long after its credits.

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[Kids (6-17), University Students] All Access Pass: Film

Valid for entire week of films on showcase. Students please present student id during redemption.

RM40.00

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[General public] All Access Pass: Film

Valid for entire week of films on showcase.

RM80.00

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9^th

Nov 2025

9:00AM (GMT+8)

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Stick around after each screening, our directors will be joining us for a live Q&A. Dive deeper into their stories, ask your burning questions, and hear the heart behind the lens.

Slot 1 (9:00AM - 10:10 AM)

No	Title	Director	Institution	Time	Theme
1	Before I Fell Out of Love	Firdaus Shah	Multimedia University	9:00AM - 9:30AM	A filmmaker finds love
2	Threads of Red, Heartstrings on Paper	Andre Yee Shen Miin	Taylor’s University	9:31AM - 9:42AM	The dreadful truth of success
3	Lost in the Mirror	Tan Pei Jie	Universiti Malaya	9:43AM -9:46AM	A lookism commentary

Before I Fell Out of Love

"What if one person could spark everything inside you?"

Firdaus Shah's tender documentary on understanding what it means to love, and be loved from his lens. Catch a glimpse of the trailer now.

'Before I Fell Out of Love'

Lost In The Mirror

The mirror tells a million words but don't necessarily reflect the truth, sometimes.

Teaser

Slot 2 (10:20AM - 11:20AM)

No	Title	Director	Institution	Time	Theme
1	The Five Star Match	Andre Yee Shen Miin	Taylor's University	10:20AM - 10:25AM	Momma's boy in the modern-day matchmaking
2	MerdeKah?	Fatin Faeza Nabila Sharman	University of Kuala Lumpur	10:26AM - 10:31AM	The unity in question, though?
3	Pedal to the Peaks	Aqiel Jehan	University of Kuala Lumpur	10:32AM - 10:54AM	The peak of our 15th year at the top of Cameron Highlands

MerdeKah?

Teaser

Pedal to the Peaks

From Antara Gapi to Cameron Highlands, SK2R pedals into its 15th year, one epic ride, countless memories.

Teaser

Slot 3 (1:16 PM - 2:48PM)

No	Title	Director	Institution	Time	Theme
1	The Punching bag	Joyce Saputra	Sunway University	1:16PM - 1:29PM	When breakups shatter and rage builds up
2	Suara Hujan	Haziq Didi	Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan	1:30PM - 1:38PM	The unmarried couple's fear of taboo and ostracization
3	MadDog	Chartered Queen	LimKokWing University	1:39PM - 2:09PM	Three friends and their free will to gain fame fast
4	A Daily Ordeal	Benjamin Lim	Sunway University	2:10PM - 2:17PM	Crazy animal talk

The Punching Bag

Suara Hujan

"Hujan ni, macam tahu-tahu je kita tengah salah"

First look on Suara Hujan

MadDog

Crack these nut-heads, before they crack you in 'MadDog'

<i>Fame doesn't wait. Neither do they. But the cops might</i> — *Fame doesn't wait. Neither do they. But the cops might*

Slot 4 (3:00PM - 4:15PM)

No	Title	Director	Institution	Time	Theme
1	Here Without The Sun	Lion Chong	Universiti Malaya	3:00PM - 3:12PM	The mundanity after losing a family member
2	Cahaya	Afiq Syo	Universiti Malaya	3:13PM - 3:22PM	Survival in abusive circumstances
3	You Are My Rock	Nick Chua Jun Hin	Sunway University	3:23PM - 3:43PM	A heartbroken man, and his rock

Sleepless nights and aching silence, 'Here Without The Sun"

<i>Here Without The Sun' captured by Kenny Ng</i> — *Here Without The Sun' captured by Kenny Ng*

Catch the first look on 'Here Without The Sun'.

<i>CK Pang with the production team, behind the scenes. (Here Without The Sun)</i> — *CK Pang with the production team, behind the scenes. (Here Without The Sun)*

<i>A director's cut on 'Here Without The Sun'</i> — *A director's cut on 'Here Without The Sun'*

Cahaya

Trapped between faith and freedom, one girl dares to choose her own light.

<i>She's caught between belief and control. Watch the trailer, where tradition meet resistance.</i> — *She's caught between belief and control. Watch the trailer, where tradition meet resistance.*

'Cahaya'

You Are My Rock

He didn’t realize she needed love, until she was stone, and he was dining with silence.

Slot 5 (4:26PM - 5:40PM)

No	Title	Director	Institution	Time	Theme
1	Sorok dalam Sarung Bantal	Pena Qalam	UiTM Puncak Perdana	4:26PM - 4:36PM	The fight for religious freedom in a traditional household
2	Hawa	Aween Aisham	UiTM Puncak Perdana	4:37PM - 4:50PM	When control can't overpower over rebellion

Sorok Dalam Sarung Bantal

Teaser

<i>The director's cut of Sorok Dalam Sarung Bantal</i> — *The director's cut of Sorok Dalam Sarung Bantal*

<i>In the quiet before the spark (Sorok Dalam Sarung Bantal)</i> — *In the quiet before the spark (Sorok Dalam Sarung Bantal)*

Hawa

Written & Directed by Aween Aisham, here's 'Hawa'

<i>One frame. Infinite questions. (Hawa)</i> — *One frame. Infinite questions. (Hawa)*

<i>Not everything seen is understood, wait for it (Hawa)</i> — *Not everything seen is understood, wait for it (Hawa)*

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