Can't Run, Can't Hide & Grey Scale

Cant Run Cant Hide (2022)

Imagine sleepless nights caused by thundering noises, smelling foul chemical smell while you are at school or seeing factories mushrooming at your once serene neighbourhood. This is the reality of Kampung Sungai Manggis and Kuala Langat residents as their once peaceful neighbourhood is being invaded by heavy industries. Having lived there for 4 generations, their cries have fallen on deaf ears of the local and state authorities.

Runtime: 20 mins
Country: Malaysia
Film Language: Malay
Subtitle Language: English

Director 
Umashankari Yomarakuro

Umashankari Yomarakuro is a filmmaker and managing director of Prevail Productions based in Selangor. Her previous work includes directing the documentaries on “The Pure Life Society” and “One Finger, Fate Changer”. She also directed and wrote the stage programme “Oh My, India”. An avid nature lover and wellness enthusiastic, Uma is interested in the well-being of all living creatures and also in showcasing untold stories about culture, society and human rights.

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Grey Scale (2022)

Told through the eyes of a single elderly woman, Grey Scale is a story about living alone and growing old in a gentrifying neighbourhood. 

During the prolonged pandemic lockdown, new challenges forced her to adapt to the rapidly changing world around her. The story presents the quiet struggles among the elderly in their quest towards independent and dignified ageing.

Runtime: 20 mins
Country: Malaysia
Film Language: Hokkien, English
Subtitle Language: English, Malay

Director 
Evelyn Teh

Evelyn Teh is a multidisciplinary researcher on environmental and urban policy. Based in Penang, she is an active member of several national and regional environmental networks championing sustainable development. Evelyn holds a master’s degree in city design and social science from the London School of Economics. While she has been involved in several film projects in the past, Grey Scale is her directorial debut.

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